Amaury as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Amaury

What is the meaning of the name Amaury ?

The baby name Amaury is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: /a.mo.ʁi/ (ah-MOH-ree); English: /əˈmɔːri/ (uh-MAW-ree).

Amaury is Germanic in Origin.

Amaury is the French form of the medieval Germanic name Amalric, built from the elements amal (“work, vigor”) and ric (“ruler, power”). The combined sense is often rendered as “industrious ruler,” “powerful through work,” or “work-ruler.” Brought into French via the Franks and carried into England by the Normans, it later produced the English given name and surname Amory.

The name appears widely in medieval records: French chronicles refer to Amalric I, King of Jerusalem, as Amaury, and several counts of Montfort bore it, linking the name to high nobility and crusader-era history. Today Amaury remains familiar in France and francophone countries, occurs in Latin America (notably as Spanish/Portuguese Amauri or Amaury), and is uncommon in the English-speaking world. Notable variants include Amalric/Amalrik/Amalaric, Amory (English), and Amauri (Iberian).