Imre
Imre is a common Hungarian masculine given name .
Origin and meaning
Imre is the Hungarian form of the Germanic male given name Emmerich , its popularity in Hungary goes back to St. Emmerich , a prince of the 11th century.
Name bearer
First name
- Imre Balog (* 1991), Hungarian chess master
- Imre Bárány (* 1947), Hungarian mathematician
- Imre Békessy (1887–1951), Austro-Hungarian journalist and publisher
- Imre Bereknyei (* 1955), Hungarian badminton player
- Imre Bródy (1891–1944), Hungarian physicist
- Imre Bujdosó (* 1959), Hungarian saber fencer and trainer
- Imre Csáky (1672–1732), Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church
- Imre Csáky (1882–1961), Hungarian politician
- Imre Csiszár (* 1938), Hungarian mathematician
- Imre Alfréd Erőss (1909–1950), auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Alba Iulia
- Imre Esterházy de Galántha (1663–1745), Metropolitan, Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary
- Imre Farkaszinski (1924–2015), Hungarian football coach
- Imre Földes (1881–1948), Hungarian painter and printmaker
- Imre Földes (1881–1958), Hungarian theater writer
- Imre Földi (1938-2017), Hungarian weightlifter
- Imre Friváldszky von Friváld (1799–1870), Hungarian botanist, entomologist and doctor
- Imre Garaba (* 1958), Hungarian football player
- Imre Gedővári (1951-2014), Hungarian fencer
- Imre Grimm (* 1973), German journalist, columnist, book author and satirist
- Imre Gyöngyössy (1930–1994), Hungarian film director and screenwriter.
- Imre Harangi (1913–1979), Hungarian boxer
- Imre Henszlmann (1813–1888), Hungarian archaeologist and art historian of German descent
- Imre Héra (* 1986), Hungarian chess master
- Imre Hódos (1928–1989), Hungarian wrestler
- Imre Hollai (1925–2017), Hungarian politician
- Imre Horváth (1901–1958), Hungarian diplomat and politician
- Imre Kertész (1929–2016), Hungarian writer
- Imre Kinszki (1901–1945), Hungarian photographer
- Imre Kiralfy (1845–1919), Hungarian-born impresario and event manager
- Imre Kocsis (1937–1991), concrete, constructive graphic artist
- Imre König (1901–1992), multinational chess player
- Imre Kőszegi (* 1944), Hungarian modern jazz drummer
- Imre Kovács (1921–1996), Hungarian football player
- Imre Lakatos (1922–1974), Hungarian scientific theorist and mathematician
- Imre Leader (* 1963), British mathematician
- Imre Lengyel (* 1977), Hungarian water diver
- Imre Madách (1823–1864), Hungarian playwright
- Imre Makovecz (1935–2011), Hungarian architect
- Imre Mudin (1887–1918), Hungarian athlete
- Imre Nagy (1896–1958), Hungarian politician and agricultural economist
- Imre Németh (1917–1989), Hungarian hammer thrower
- Imre Payer (1888–1956), Hungarian football player and coach
- Imre Peterdi (* 1980), Hungarian ice hockey player
- Imre Polyák (1932-2010), Hungarian wrestler
- Imre Pozsgay (1933-2016), Hungarian politician
- Imre Pozsonyi (1880–1932), Hungarian football player and coach
- Imre Rajczi (1911–1978), Hungarian fencer
- Imre Reiner (1900–1987), Hungarian-Swiss painter, graphic artist and important type designer
- Imre Ruzsa (* 1953), Hungarian mathematician
- Imre Sarkadi (1921–1961), Hungarian writer
- Imre Schlosser (1889–1959), Hungarian football player
- Imre Soós (1930–1957), Hungarian actor
- Imre Steindl (1839–1902), Hungarian architect and university professor
- Imre Szabics (* 1981), Hungarian football player
- Imre Szekeres (* 1950), Hungarian politician
- Imre Szellő (* 1983), Hungarian boxer
- Imre Szittya (* 1956), basketball coach
- Imre Tagscherer (* 1972), Hungarian biathlete and cross-country skier
- Imre Timkó (1920–1988), Hungarian bishop of Hajdúdorog
- Imre Török (1949), Hungarian-German writer, chairman of the Association of German Writers
- Imre Tóth, birth name of Amerigo Tot (1909–1984), Hungarian sculptor
- Imre Tóth (1921–2010), Hungarian-German mathematician, philosopher and classical philologist
- Imre Vallyon (* 1940), New Zealand author of Hungarian origin
- Imre Ványai (1904 - after 1980), Transylvanian painter and graphic artist
- Imre Varadi (* 1959), English football player
- Imre Varga (1923–2019), Hungarian sculptor
- Imre Asztrik Várszegi (* 1946), retired Archabbot of the Hungarian Benedictine Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma
family name
- Felix Imre (1917–1943), Austrian tailor's assistant and resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Géza Imre (* 1974), Hungarian sword fencer