This name derives from the Latin Æmŭlus Æmĭlĭus Æmĭlĭa meaning imitating rivaling.

Emily name origin and meaning. In the English-speaking world it was not common until after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century. The name Emily is primarily a female name of English origin that means To Strive Or Excel Or Rival. Shes an artist a saint and a hard worker at heart as seen in her meaning industrious.

English form of the Latin name Aemilia. English cognate of the Latin Aemilia which is from Aemilius an old Roman family name probably derived from aemulus trying to equal or excel rival. From the same root as the name Amelia.

Respelling of German and Swiss German Emele a variant of Emel. This was about 36 of all the recorded Emilys in Canada. Industrious Flatterer to Strive or Rival.

From the Roman surname Aemilius which was originally from the Latin word aemulus meaning rival. Emily isnt one to sit on the sidelines always readily willing to lend a helping hand or offer a solution. In 1911 there were 29 Emily families living in Ontario.

The most Emily families were found in the UK in 1891. The name Emily is a girls name of Latin origin meaning rival. From the name Aemilia the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius.

Emily was derived from the Roman name Aemilia which may have evolved from the Latin word aemulus meaning hardworking or rival Amelia although similar has separate origins it was derived from the Germanic name Amalia. Emily is a feminine English name derived from the Latin origin name Aemilia which is the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius trying to equal or excel a name taken from the root word aemulus meaning rival. From The Name Book.