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Jamaury

♂ Boy

Pronounced juh-MOR-ee /dʒəˈmɔr.i/Medium

Meaning: Jamaury is a modern coinage that adds the popular 'Ja-' prefix to Amaury, the French form of the Germanic name Amalric, built from elements meaning 'work' or 'labor' and 'power, rule'. The result is a fresh-sounding boy's name with an old European root beneath it.Low

In 30 seconds: Jamaury is a modern boy's name, a Ja- prefixed take on French Amaury (from Germanic 'work-power'). It reads as an inventive, of-the-2000s coinage.

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Origin LowFrench, American

MeaningJamaury is a modern coinage that adds the popular 'Ja-' prefix to Amaury, the French form of the Germanic name Amalric, built from elements meaning 'work' or 'labor' and 'power, rule'. The result is a fresh-sounding boy's name with an old European root beneath it.

U.S. rank (2012)#6458 ↗ Rising

2012 U.S. births13 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year2007

Total births (all-time)≈ 210

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jamaury joins the 'Ja-' opener, long favored in African American naming, to Amaury, the French development of Germanic Amalric ('work' plus 'power'). The blend gives a familiar prefix a distinctive, faintly aristocratic tail, typical of the creative boy-name coinages of the 2000s.

It was always rare, cresting around 2007 with only a couple dozen boys a year over a short span. A boy named Jamaury then is now in his late teens, placing the name among the inventive but genuine coinages of the millennial-parent era.

Did you know? Under its modern surface, Jamaury contains Amaury - the French cousin of Amalric, a Germanic name meaning roughly 'work and power'.

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References - Amaury / Amalric — French Amaury from Germanic 'work-power'

Variations

AmauryJamariJamauriJomari

Nicknames

JamMari

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If you like Jamaury…

Amaury— the French root name this form builds on

Jamari— a rhyming coinage sharing the Ja- opening

Jamarion— another Ja- prefixed boy's name of the same era

Demari— a related coinage with a matching melodic ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jamaury mean?

Jamaury is a Ja- prefixed form of Amaury, a French name from Germanic roots meaning 'work-power'.

How do you pronounce Jamaury?

It's said juh-MOR-ee /dʒəˈmɔr.i/, three syllables.

Is Jamaury a boy or girl name?

Jamaury is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Jamaury?

Jamaury has always been rare, an inventive modern coinage built on French Amaury.