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Help[Surname] Re: Emig
in reply to a message by Caitlín
German: reduced form of Emmerich.
> 1. from a Germanic personal name composed of Old High German heim ‘home’, ‘house’ or amal ‘strength’ + rīhhi ‘powerful’, ‘rich’.
2. habitational name from any of the places on the Lower Rhine named Emmerich.
(Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press)
My Duden, Familiennamen also has:
> Ermerich (whole + power, ruler)
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