emery
/ˈɛməɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.30 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname transferred from the given name.
name
A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.
name
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s usage, also associated with the mineral emery.
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
Example Sentences
Etymology
From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛməɹi/
- British English: /ˈɛməɹi/