Comments for EMIL:

In Sweden this name is (fondly) connected to the books about Emil i Lönneberga by Astrid Lindgren.

-- Anonymous User  12/13/2005

Very traditional name for Czechs.

-- ladyoflaurelandash  2/2/2006

Also, from the Teutonic (Old High German), meaning 'the industrious'.

-- em_fp  2/26/2006

Name of an old patrician family at Rome. Aemilia is also a gens. Also related to the name Aemilianus.

-- antiquitas  4/18/2006

In Finnish we double the initial-e: Eemil, while as Emil (i Lönneberga) is translated as (Vaahteramäen) Eemeli. [noted -ed]

-- Anonymous User  10/18/2006

Perhaps the following definitions evolve from the idea that "Emil" means "rival" -- they actually do seem logical extensions to me.
Other meanings of "Emil"
1) The Latin family [gens] name -- Aemilius -- comes from the Latin word "aemulus", meaning "imitating, rivaling" [from www.etymonline.com] -- So this "rival" challenges the opponent by first trying to imitate and EMULATE.
2) Emil means “industrious” [from: Dictionary.com < Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006] -- After imitating/emulating, the "rival" then works hard to supercede their opponent = working to gain the upper hand by being "industrious".
3) It's interesting to note that there is a major region in Italy called Emilia-Romagna (it was the destination of a major road from Rome heading North called the "via Emilia," because it was built by the Aemilius family living in that region -- see also Wikipedia's citiation for the town, "Reggio Emilia".]) It just so happens to be the "second richest region" in Italy (according to Wikipedia), proving that the name still inspires people to be successfully industrious!
4) Under the name "Emily," you also may want to note that it has been the most popular girls name in the US for over 10 years now.

-- ECW888  1/15/2007

Emil Racoviţă (November 15, 1868—November 17, 1947) was a Romanian biologist, zoologist, speleologist and explorer of Antarctica.

-- Anonymous User  6/1/2007

Emil Boc is the current mayor of Cluj-Napoca, a large city in northwestern Romania with a population of about 318,000.

-- Anonymous User  6/15/2007

Emil is the name of Remy's older brother in the Disney*Pixar movie, Ratatouille.

-- Anonymous User  7/1/2007

Emil Palade was a Romanian biologist who received the Nobel Prize for his contributions to cell biology.

-- Anonymous User  7/1/2007

Emil Cioran (April 8, 1911 – June 20, 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist.

-- Anonymous User  7/1/2007

Listen to the German pronunciation of Emil here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

-- _satu_  1/17/2008

The ancient historian Plutarch, in his Life of Numa (VIII.9-10), claimed that the meaning of the name "Aemilius" referred to an individual who spoke with grace and engaging charm. Aemilius was thus the additional name that King Numa bestowed upon his son Mamercus (named for a son of Pythagoras), and this name of Aemilius became the name of the patrician family of Rome descended from Mamercus.

-- Nanaea  6/17/2008

Emil is the name of one of Professor Bhaer's nephews in Louisa May Alcott's books.

-- Anonymous User  3/2/2009

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