You know like Irish, Polish, German, that kind of thing.
2007-11-13 12:10:16 · 5 answers · asked by Emile D 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
It is a cute girl's name. Otherwise:
The girl's name Emily \e-mi-ly\ is pronounced EM-i-ee. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "industrious, striving".
Emily has 5 variant forms: Amelia, Emelia, Emilee, Emilia and Emilie.
Baby names that sound like Emily are Amaly, Amilya and Amil.
Emily is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Emily. Click here to compare Emily with related baby names.
From the website:
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Emily
2007-11-13 12:27:16 · answer #1 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's found in many countries, including France, England, Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium. Some have variants like Emilie or Emilia, but they all have the same roots in Latin back from the days when the whole of Western and Central Europe was Roman Catholic and all children were named after a saint.
2007-11-13 20:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to www.ancestry.com it's English,
Emily
English: from a medieval form of the Latin name Aemilia, the feminine version of the old Roman family name Aemilius (probably from aemulus rival). It was not common in the Middle Ages, and when it was revived in the 19th century there was much confusion between the originally distinct Amelia and the Latinate form of this name, Emilia. Cognates: French: Ãmilie. German: Emilie.
hope this helps.
2007-11-13 21:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the English form of the name.
2007-11-13 22:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by 29 characters to work with...... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Origin: English"
2007-11-13 20:18:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋