Emil

English

Etymology

From German Emil, from Latin Aemilius, a Roman family name from aemulus (“rival”). Cognate with French Émile.

Proper noun

Emil

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

• Like Emile, occasionally used in English since the nineteenth century.
• The feminine form Emily has always been more established and popular.

Translations

male given name

• Catalan: Emili (ca) m
• Czech: Emil (cs)
• Danish: Emil (da)
• Finnish: Eemeli (fi)
• French: Émile (fr)
• German: Emil (de)
• Hebrew: אמיל (he) (emil) m

• Hungarian: Emil (hu)
• Italian: Emilio (it)
• Latvian: Emīls (lv) m
• Norwegian: Emil (no)
• Spanish: Emilio (es)
• Swedish: Emil (sv)

Anagrams

• lime
• mile

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Czech

Proper noun

Emil

1. A male given name of Latin origin.

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Danish

Etymology

Ultimatly from Latin Aemilius.

Proper noun

Emil

1. A male given name.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 45 096 males with the given name have Emil been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the last frequency peak around 2000 . Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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German

Proper noun

Emil

1. A male given name of Latin origin.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Emil

1. A male given name of Latin origin.

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Swedish

Etymology

From French Émile, from Latin Aemilius. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1741.

Proper noun

Emil

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (female names) Emelie, Emilia
• (surnames) Emilsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 48 977 males with the given name Emil living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.