Haimirich


Gender:
Origin: Arabic

Meanings

Haimirich is an Old High German given name from which many modern names derive. Among them are names like Henry, Henri, Heinrich, Enrico, Enrique and their female counterparts. This name means 'ruler of the Home', from 'haim' (home) and 'rich' (powerful).
Some forms and alternates of this name:
Catalan: Enric, Enriqueta (female name), Aimerich
Croatian: Emerik
Czech (Bohemian): Jindřich, Jindřiška (female name)
Dutch: Hendrik, Henrick, Henk (diminutive), Hennie (female diminutive)
English: Hank, Henry, Harry, Henrie, Henrye, Hendrick, Henrietta (female name), Emeric
Finnish: Henri, Henrik, Heikki
French: Henri, Aymeric, Émeric, Aymerie, Émery, Henriette (female name)
German: Heinrich, Hinrich, Heine, Henriette (female name), Emmerich
Greek: Ερρίκος (Erríkos), Έρικα (Érika) (female name)
Hungarian: Imre, Henrik (two different names today)
Italian: Enrico, Enzo, Amerigo, Arrigo, Emerico; Enrica, Enrichetta (female names),
Irish Gaelic: Anraoi, Anraí, Einrí
Latin: Henricus, Emericus
Polish: Henryk, Henryka (female name), Hainrich, Hendrych, Henio (diminutive)
Portuguese: Henrique, Henriques, Henriqueta (female name)
Scandinavian: Henrik, Henning, Henrietta (female name)
Scottish Gaelic: Eanraig
Slovak: Imrich
Spanish: Enrique, Enriqueta (female name)
Turkish: Emre
The Americas derive from this name, via Haimirich > Emericus > Americus > America. America is named in honor of either Amerigo Vespucci (who referred to himself in writing as Americus Vespucius), who was one of the first to assert that America was a newly discovered continent. Vespucci was named in honor of St. Emericus, or, in Hungarian, Szent Imre, son of the first king of Hungary, St. Stephen.
Some of the above names, on the other hand, may be from Amaliricus or its roots (Amal and Eric), especially ones like Emeric, Amerigo, and Arrigo.