- Emily (given name)
Infobox Given name 2
name = Emily | gender = female
Emily Dickinson .
pronunciation= | meaning = "rival"
region = | origin = Latin
related names = Amelia, Amelie, Emilia, Emilie, Emma, Em, Emmy, | footnotes =Emily is a feminine name derived from the Roman family name " Aemilius", which was derived from the Latin word "aemulus", meaning "
rival ."Emily has been a hugely popular name in the English-speaking world, ranking among the most popular names in the
United States ,Canada , theUnited Kingdom ,Ireland ,Australia , andNew Zealand ; for the past decade, it has been the most common name given to girls in the United States. [ [http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi Social Security Administration] ] It is also a common name in numerous other countries. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/emily Behind the Name] ]"Emily also has literary associations, including
Emily Dickinson , evoking images of a woman who is both beautiful and smart," noted aMay 11 ,2008 Associated Press article. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jPiTU2nbFbUG52ggqgAvnVQzboRAD90J8OO00 "Emily, Jacob, again top list of most popular baby names. Associated Press. (5-10-2008)] ]Name variants
Alternate forms include:
*Aemilia (Latin )
*Aimil (Manx), (Scottish)
*Aimiliona (Irish)
*Aimilios (Greek)
*Amalia (Spanish), Slavic
*Amalie (French)
*Amaliya (Russian)
*Amélia (Portuguese)
*Amelia (English), German, Spanish
*Amélie (French)
*Amilia (English)
*Amilie (German)
*Amma (German)
*Eemeli (Finnish)
*Eimile (Irish)
*Em (English)
*Ema (Spanish), (Portuguese)
*Emalee (English)
*Emalia (Hawaiian)
*Emele (Hawaiian)
*Emelia English, (Slavic), (Spanish)
*Emelie (German), Swedish
*Emelina (Spanish)
*Emeline (French)
*Emely (English)
*Emilee (English)
*Emília (Slovakian), (Portuguese)
*Emilia (Bulgarian), (Croatian), (Czech), English, (German), (Hungarian), (Italian), (Polish), (Romanian), Serbian, (Slovenian), Spanish
*Emiliana (Italian), (Portuguese), Spanish
*Émilie (French)
*Emílie (Czech)
*Emilie (Danish), (German), (Norwegian),(Swedish)
*Emilija (Croatian), (Lithuanian), (Serbian), (Slovenian)
*Emīlija (Latvian)
*Emiliya (Bulgarian)
*Emilka (Slavic)
*Emilita (Spanish)
*Emmi (German)
*Emmie (English)
*Emmy Dutch, (English)Notes
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