The baby name Imrich is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IM-rikh.
The baby name Imrich is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IM-rikh.
Imrich is Germanic, Slovak in Origin.
Imrich is the Slovak form of the medieval name known in Latin as Emericus and in German as Emmerich. Its root is Germanic; the earliest recoverable form for this name-family is Old High German Amalrich, built from amal, work, labor, or the Amal dynastic name, and rīhhi, rule, realm, power. The literal sense is therefore best given as work-ruler or industrious ruler rather than the looser powerful ruler.
The name’s Central European profile owes much to Saint Emeric of Hungary, son of King Stephen I, whose eleventh-century cult fixed Hungarian Imre and neighboring forms in ecclesiastical use. Slovak Imrich appears alongside Czech Emerich and German Emmerich; modern bearers are concentrated in Slovakia, with Hungarian use generally represented by Imre. In English-language contexts it remains rare, while related forms such as Emeric, Emery, and Amerigo show the same medieval name-family moving through French, German, and Italian channels.
| Imrich Bugár Imrich Bugár was best known as a discus thrower who competed for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. Of Slovak-Hungarian origin, he was born on 14 April 1955 and died on 8 April 2026. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| CZ | 0 | #184 | 3 | 3,154 | |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #253 | 52 | 6,530 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #498 | 55 | 10,162 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 |
Imrich is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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