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Emrys

EM-ris

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Welsh name possibly meaning immortal or eminent, literary and magical with Celtic mystique.”

Popularity Over Time

Emrys US popularity rank over timeRank 14046 in 2008 to rank 1141 in 2024. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1141#7594#14046199720202024

Emrys is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Welsh

Syllables

2

Nicknames

EmEmry

Style

LiteraryStrongEtherealBold

Famous Bearers

  • Emrys from Merlin (BBC)
  • Merlin's name origin

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Rowan

Gaelic Top 100

Ezra

Hebrew Top 50

Asher

Hebrew Top 50

Emery

Old French Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Rowan

Gaelic Top 100

Ezra

Hebrew Top 50

Silas

Latin Top 100

Caspian

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Idris

Arabic Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Welsh heritage with fantasy literary appeal

People Also Ask

Welsh name possibly meaning immortal or eminent, literary and magical with Celtic mystique.

Emrys is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Emrys include Em, Emry.

Names that pair beautifully with Emrys include Rowan, Ezra, Silas, Caspian, Idris.