What Does The Name Emory Mean?

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What Does The Name Emory Mean?

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Emory is the name of a city. It is based in the Rains County in the Texas State of United States. This city is also the county seat for Rains County. Springville was the previous name pf this place. Later on its name was changed and its present name was derived after Emory Rains. He was a great legislator from this area.

Homestead Law of Texas was written by Emory Rains. This was used as a reference for the protection of homesteads not only in Texas but in entire United States. The city was renamed Emory through voting by the citizens of Rains county by a special legislation. It had a population of 1,021 residents according to the 2000 census. This place has a total area of 4.0 sq km and is home to Rains Independent School District.

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Emory is the name which is suited to a boy. The name is pronounced as EM-your-ee. Emery and Amory are the popular variants of the name "Emory." The names Emory and Emery are both of Old Norse origin, with the meaning as "home strength." Emory is a common male first name and a famous surname.
It is believed that the word "Emory" has been derived from the popular German name Emmerich. There is a section of people who believe that the name Emory may have germinated from the Germanic name Amalrich, which means "work ruler". Incidentally Saint Emerus was a 8th century French saint. Richard Emory is a well-known country musician with albums like "Christmas with Ralph and Red" and "Songs for Children to his credit."