🔥Emrys

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Welsh, variation of Ambrose
"immortal"

Emrys Origin and Meaning

The name Emrys is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "immortal".

If you're looking for a Welsh name less common than Dylan, Griffin, Evan, or Morgan, you might want to consider this offbeat epithet of the wise wizard Merlin.

Root name Ambrose is an ancient saints' name derived from the Greek ambrosia, the food and drink of the gods that conferred immortality.

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Famous People Named Emrys

  • Emrys Owen Roberts
    Welsh politician
  • Emrys James
    Welsh actor
  • Emrys Hughes
    British politician
  • Emrys Hughes
    Welsh rugby leaguer
  • (John) Emrys W. Jones
    English actor
  • Emrys Evans
    Welsh rugby footballer

Emrys in Pop Culture

  • Emrys
    Welsh version of Roman name Ambrosius, as in Emrys Wledig (Ambrosius Aurelianus), Romano,British warlord; later the uncle of King Arthur; or Myrddin Emrys (Ambrosius Merlin)
  • Emrys Killebrew
    character in Marvel's Deadpool comics
  • Emrys
    a character from Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series