The story behind Emer
From Old Irish Emer; cognate with Irish Eimhear and Scottish Gaelic Eimhir.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ˈimɚ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Ireland: /ˈiːmɚ/
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈiːmə/
Popularity
Emer ranked #15714 in US for 2006.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Emer
Eimhir
From Old Irish Emer.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Oscar
Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ebrar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبْرَار (ʔabrār), plural of بَرّ (barr, “pious, righteous, benevolent, sincere”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eder
From Basque Eder.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Edgar
From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Einar
From Old Norse Einarr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Emer
Ai
From Japanese あい (Ai).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alastar
From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ann
From Late Latin Anna chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anna the Prophetess, from Koine…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Emer
Aeddan
a male given name from Old Irish áed (“fire”), equivalent to English Aidan, Irish Áedan or Aodhán, or Latin Aidanus
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Áine
A derivative of Old Irish án (“bright, brilliant; splendid, noble”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Alban
From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium). From Scottish Gaelic Alba.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length