Emer

Irish

"swift"

Emer Origin and Meaning

The name Emer is a girl's name of Irish, Irish Gaelic origin meaning "swift".

Popular name in Ireland -- it's pronounced ee-mer -- from the legendary wife of Cuchulainn who was supposed to possess the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, speech, wisdom, chastity, and of course, needlework. Is found in the poetry of Yeats.

Emer Popularity

• 1973 Nameberry 2023

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Famous People Named Emer

• Emer O'Toole feminist speaker
• Emer Gwynne Morganna Kenny British actress

Emer in Pop Culture

• Emer character from Roddy Doyle's young adult novel 'A Greyhound of a Girl'
• Dun Emer Press Irish private press founded in 1902 by Elizabeth Yeats and her brother William Butler Yeats, part of the Celtic Revival