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Emily

A female given name from Latin.

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Emily at a glance

Origin
Latin
Root meaning
“rival, emulator”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈɛm.ə.li/

Etymology

English form of Latin Aemilia, a gens name from aemulus (“rival, emulator”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Emily mean?

A female given name from Latin. Its root means "rival, emulator".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).