English translation/equivalent: Merico

Origin: Derived from a Germanic name of Ostrogothic and Francophone origin, composed from haimi "home, native land" and rikja "powerful." Latinized into Heimericus or Aimerigus.

Name Day/Onomastico: July 15—in memory of St. Amerigo.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Amerigo, Merigo

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