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Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. HAHM-ə-lee  [key]

Meaning & History

The name of a character from the children's novel 'The Borrowers' (1952) by Mary Norton. A homily is a Catholic sermon, but the name was probably a borrower corruption of Emily (their names were all mispronounced forms of traditional names).
Added 6/26/2009 by walesgal92
Edited 9/8/2011 by SeaHorse15