Behind the Name: Comments for the name Emer

Comments for EMER:

I would pronounce this as "AY-mer", or, in the original version (Éimhear), "AY-ver".

-- gaelruadh19 5/12/2005

I have heard it's pronounced EE-ver, but I could be wrong.

-- Tove 10/2/2006

Here in Cork, Ireland it's EE-mur.

-- Eva Marie 3/1/2007

All over Ireland it is pronounced EE-mur; the Anglicized name does not need to have the same pronunciation as the original.

-- Anonymous User 3/17/2008

No offense but it sounds to much like a nickname for someone named Emma or Emmett. (Or I'm just being biased since I call my cousin Emma "Emers")

-- Anonymous User 3/22/2008

The meaning is stereotypical. It's saying that all girls have to be pretty to be successful. Bleh. And it sounds pretty repulsive too- the correct pronunciation, anyway.

-- Kerules 4/22/2009

And what is wrong with the meaning? It simply means "swift", nothing else. How could it say that girls have to be pretty to be successful?

-- Ailis 5/21/2009

No, the meaning "swift" is cool, but I mean the history behind the name.

-- Kerules 5/26/2009

I really wouldn't use it. I live in the Netherlands, and 'emmer' means 'bucket' in Dutch. But, if your native language is English, this name is fine.

-- QuillHeart 5/25/2013

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