Imre

Imre (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈimrɛ] ^ⓘ) is a Hungarian masculine first name, which is also in Estonian use, where the corresponding name day is 10 April. It has been suggested that it relates to the name Emeric, Emmerich or Heinrich. Its English equivalents are Emery, Henry, and Hendrick.

Bearers of the name include the following (who generally held Hungarian nationality, unless otherwise noted):

Imre Antal (1935–2008), pianist
Imre Bajor (1957–2014), actor
Imre Bebek (d. 1395), baron
Imre Bródy (1891–1944), physicist
Imre Bujdosó (born 1959), Olympic fencer
Imre Csáky (cardinal) (1672–1732), Roman Catholic cardinal
Imre Csermelyi (born 1988), football player
Imre Cseszneky (1804–1874), agriculturist and patriot
Imre Csiszár (born 1938), mathematician
Imre Csösz (born 1969), Olympic judoka
Imre Czobor (1520–1581), Noble and statesman
Imre Czomba (born 1972), Composer and musician
Imre Deme (born 1983), football player
Imre Erdődy (1889–1973), Olympic gymnast
Imre Farkas (1879–1976), musician
Imre Farkas (1935–2020), Olympic canoeist
Imre Finta (1911–2003), indicted war criminal
Imre Földi (1938–2017), Olympic weightlifter
Imre Friedmann (1921–2007), biologist
Imre Frivaldszky (1799–1870), botanist and entomologist
Imre Garaba (born 1958), football player
Imre Gedővári (1951–2014), Olympic fencer
Imre Gellért (1888–1981), Olympic gymnast
Imre Gyöngyössy (1930–1994), film director and screenwriter
Imre Harangi (1913–1979), Olympic boxer
Imre Hódos (1928–1989), Olympic wrestler
Imre Hollai (1925–2017), diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly
Imre Jenei (born 1937), Romanian (Hungarian ethnic) football player and coach
Imre Kálmán (1882–1953), operetta composer
Imre Kertész (1929–2016), author and winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature
Imre Komora (1940–2024), football player
Imre König (1899–1992), chess master
Imre Lakatos (1922–1974), philosopher of mathematics and science
Imre Leader (born 1963), British mathematician
Imre Lichtenfeld (1910–1998), Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist
Imre Letay (born c. 1910), Hungarian businessman in iron mining in Chile
Imre Madách (1823–1864), writer, poet, lawyer and politician
Imre Makovecz (1935–2011), architect
Imre Mándi (1916–1945), Olympic boxer
Imre Mikó (1805–1876), Statesman, politician, economist, historian and patron from Transylvania, who served as Minister of Public Works and Transport of Hungary between 1867 and 1870
Imre Mudin (1887–1918), Olympic track and field athlete
Imre Nagy (1896–1958), politician, twice Prime Minister of Hungary, key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Imre Nagy (1933–2013), Olympic pentathlete
Imre Németh (1917–1989), Olympic hammer thrower
Imre of Hungary (c. 1007–1031), prince and Roman Catholic saint
Imre of Hungary (1174–1204), King of Hungary
Imre Páli (1909–?), Olympic handballer
Imre Polyák (1932–2010), Olympic wrestler
Imre Pozsgay (1933–2016), reform Communist politician
Imre Pulai (born 1967), Olympic canoer
Imre Rapp (1937–2015), football player
Imre Ritter (born 1952), politician
Imre Salusinszky (born 1955), Australian newspaper columnist
Imre Schlosser (1889–1959), football player
Imre Senkey (1898–?), football player and manager
Imre Sooäär (born 1969), Estonian politician
Imre Sőrés (1907–1986), Hungarian art director
Imre Steindl (1839–1902), architect
Imre Szabics (born 1981), football player
Imre Szekeres (born 1950), politician and Minister of Defence
Imre Szellő (born 1983), Olympic boxer
Imre Szentpály (1904–1987), Olympic polo player
Imre Taussig (1894–1945), Hungarian footballer
Imre Taveter (1967–2026), Estonian sport sailor
Imre Thököly (1657–1705), statesman, leader of an anti-Habsburg uprising, Prince of Transylvania
Imre Tiidemann (born 1970), Estonian modern pentathlete
Imre Tiitsu (born 1980), Estonian ice sledge hockey player
Imre Tóth (born 1985), Grand Prix motorcycle racer
Imre Trencsényi-Waldapfel (1908–1970), Hungarian scholar
Imre Varadi (born 1959), English football player
Imre Weisshaus (1905–1987), Hungarian-French pianist
Imre Zachár (1890–1954), Olympic water polo player and swimmer
Imre Zámbó (1958–2001), pop singer by the name of Jimmy Zámbó

References

↑ "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
↑ Farkas, Zoltan J. (1 March 1965). "The Challenge of the Name America". Names. 13 (1): 11–18. doi:10.1179/nam.1965.13.1.11. ISSN 0027-7738. Emeric is Imre in Hungarian
↑ Teleky, Richard (2011). Hungarian Rhapsodies: Essays on Ethnicity, Identity, and Culture. University of Washington Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-295-80017-2. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

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[NameDay-1] "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[2] Farkas, Zoltan J. (1 March 1965). "The Challenge of the Name America". Names. 13 (1): 11–18. doi:10.1179/nam.1965.13.1.11. ISSN 0027-7738. Emeric is Imre in Hungarian

[3] Teleky, Richard (2011). Hungarian Rhapsodies: Essays on Ethnicity, Identity, and Culture. University of Washington Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-295-80017-2. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

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