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View Name: Emil


EMIL
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, English
OTHER SCRIPTS: Емил (Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian)
PRONOUNCED: E-meel (German, Polish), e-MEEL (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
Related Names
FEMININE FORMS: Emilie (German), Emilia, Emilie (Scandinavian), Emílie (Czech), Emilia (Polish), Emilija (Slovene), Emilia (Romanian), Emiliya (Bulgarian), Emilija (Serbian), Emilija (Croatian), Emilija (Macedonian), Emily, Amilia (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Aemilianus, Aemilius (Ancient Roman), Eemeli, Eemil (Finnish), Émile, Émilien (French), Emiliano, Emilio (Italian), Emilio (Portuguese), Yemelyan (Russian), Emiliano, Emilio (Spanish), Emlyn (Welsh)
Popularity
United States  - 
Austria  ranked #57 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  ranked #59 
Croatia  ranked #99 
Denmark  ranked #10 
Norway  ranked #1 
Sweden  ranked #10 



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