Amory is both an English given name – derived from the

Old German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

name

Amalric Amalric or Amalaric (also Americ, Almerich, Emeric, Emerick and other variations) is a personal name derived from the tribal name ''Amal'' (referring to the Gothic Amali) and ''ric'' (Gothic language, Gothic ''reiks'') meaning "ruler, prince". E ...

via the

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

form Amaury – and a surname derived from it.

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Slats Gill Amory Tingle "Slats" Gill (May 1, 1901 – April 5, 1966) was an American college basketball coach, the head coach at Oregon State University in Corvallis for 36 seasons. As a player, Gill was twice named to the All-Pacific Coast Conference bask ...

, real name Amory Gill (1901–1966), American sports coach * Amory Hansen (1887–1961), Danish tennis player * Amory Nelson Hardy (1835–1911), American photographer * Amory Holbrook (1820–1856), American lawyer and politician * Amory Houghton (1899–1981), American diplomat * Amo Houghton (1926–2020), American diplomat; son of Amory Houghton *

Amory Lovins Amory Bloch Lovins (born November 13, 1947) is an American writer, physicist, and former chairman/chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has written on energy policy and related areas for four decades, and served on the US Nation ...

(born 1947), American physicist *

Amory Kane Jack Daniel Kane Jr. (born March 28, 1946), known professionally as Amory Kane, is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for his work in Britain in the late 1960s. Biography He was born in San Francisco. His father was a military attach� ...

, otherwise Jack Kane (born 1946), American musician *

Amory Dwight Mayo Amory Dwight Mayo (31 January 1823 - 8 April 1907) was a Christian clergyman and educator. Biography Amory Dwight Mayo was born in Warwick, Massachusetts, the son of Amory Mayo and Sophronia Cobb. He enrolled at Amherst College in 1843. During ...

(1823–1907), American Unitarian clergyman

Surname

* Alan Amory, South African academic * Anthony Amory (born 1963), Bermudan cricketer *

Cleveland Amory Cleveland Amory (September 2, 1917 – October 14, 1998) was an American author, reporter, television critic, commentator and animal rights activist. He wrote a series of popular books poking fun at the pretensions and customs of society, start ...

(1917–1998), American author * Estelle Mendell Amory (1845–?), American author, educator * Katharine Greene Amory (1731–1777), Boston diarist *

Patrick Amory Patrick Amory (born 1965) is a historian and an executive in the recorded music industry. Early life Patrick Amory was born in New York City on July 10, 1965, to literary parents. His father, the late Hugh Amory, was noted as the most "rigorous ...

(born 1965), American recorded music historian *

Peter Amory Peter Amory (born Peter Walton; 2 November 1964) is an English actor best known for playing the role of Chris Tate in ITV's soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk. Personal life He was married to actress Claire King, wh ...

(born 1962), English actor * Samuel Amory (1784–1857), English lawyer * Thomas Amory (disambiguation) *

Vance Amory Vance Winkworth Amory (22 May 1949 – 2 April 2022) was a Saint Kitts and Nevis politician, cricketer, banker, and educator. He served two stints as Premier of Nevis, from 1992 to 2006 and from 2013 to 2017, and served as the Minister of Spor ...

(1949–2022), Prime Minister of Nevis

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