- Meaning:the rival, the rival,emily as a girl's name is pronounced em-i-ee. it is of latin origin, and the importance of emily is "rival; laborious; eager". female emil, from its latin name aemilia, the feminine form of the ancient city, the roman surname aemilius (probably from aemulus). literary: the way of emelye was used in the 14th century of chaucer ' s "the knight ' s tale", which was a translation of emilia, the form in chaucer 's source, boccaccio' s teseida. there is overlap in the use between the variations of emily, amelia, emma and emmeline. 19th-century writer and poet emily bronte; poet emily dickinson; ettiquette maven emily post; actress emily watson.,rival,to strive or excel or rival
- Gender:Girl
- Origin:,english,latin
More About The Name emily
The name Emily is of Latin origin and it means "rival" or "industrious". It is derived from the Latin name "Aemilia", which was the feminine form of the Roman family name "Aemilius", meaning "strive" or "excel".
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