Amory

Amory meaning and name origin

Amory \a-mo-ry\ as a boy's name is pronounced AM-er-ee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Amory is "home strength". Variant of Emery. Scott Fitzgerald used this name for Amory Blaine, the hero of his first best-selling novel, "This Side of Paradise". Writer Cleveland Amory.

Amory has 4 variant forms: Aimory, Amery, Amorey and Amry.

For more information, see also the related name Amaury.

Baby names that sound like Amory are Amor and Emory.

View a list of the 4 names that reference Amory.

Popularity of Amory

Amory is not a popular first name for men but a somewhat popular surname or last name for all people (#53114 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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