Emily

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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, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand; for the past decade, it has been the most common name given to girls in the United States.^[1] It is also a common name in numerous other countries.^[2]

"Emily also has literary associations, including Emily Dickinson, evoking images of a woman who is both beautiful and smart," noted a May 11, 2008 Associated Press article.^[3]

Name variants

Alternate forms include:

• Aemilia (Ancient Roman)
• Aimil (Manx), (Scottish)
• Aimiliona (Irish)
• Aimilios (Greek)
• Amalia (Spanish), Slavic
• Amalie (French)
• Amalija (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)

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