Emrys

#64 in Idaho

Meaning of Emrys

Emrys breezes in like a Celtic bard on a Roman holiday—part Welsh mist, part Latin fire, all sparkle. Legend paints him as Merlin’s stage name, a cloak-swirling wizard who whispers “veni, vidi, vici” to every cradle he visits. The roots run deep: Emrys springs from the Latin Ambrosius, itself born from the Greek word for “immortal,” so the name wears eternity like a shiny badge. He, she, or they—Emrys hops the gender fence with ease, as nimble as a fox in the Welsh hills. Parents in the U.S. have started to catch the magic; the name keeps climbing the charts like a knight up a castle wall. Say it “EM-ris,” crisp as autumn air, and it rolls off the tongue in two bright beats. In short, Emrys is a pocket-sized saga—ancient, adventurous, and brimming with stardust.

Pronunciation

Welsh

  • Pronunced as EM-ris (/ˈɛm.ris/)

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Notable People Named Emrys

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