The first name Émile

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About the first name Émile

Meaning

The name Émile is related to Émilie. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Émile belongs to the same name family as Émilie. The name Émilie is the feminine form of Émile, derived from the Roman family name Aemilius.

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Émile also appears in several compound names in French-speaking tradition, including Charles-Émile, Georges-Émile. Form variants are common in older sources.

Pronunciation:é-mile.mil

Frequency of the first name Émile by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Émile by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ÉmileLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Émile in baptisms by year.50037525012501765181318611909195720051765–1769 4 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1800–1804 8 baptisms1805–1809 20 baptisms1810–1814 4 baptisms1815–1819 20 baptisms1820–1824 12 baptisms1825–1829 16 baptisms1830–1834 16 baptisms1835–1839 28 baptisms1840–1844 16 baptisms1845–1849 8 baptisms1850–1854 20 baptisms1855–1859 84 baptisms1860–1864 72 baptisms1865–1869 128 baptisms1870–1874 144 baptisms1875–1879 152 baptisms1880–1884 260 baptisms1885–1889 360 baptisms1890–1894 360 baptisms1895–1899 348 baptisms1900–1904 216 baptisms1905–1909 180 baptisms1910–1914 108 baptisms1915–1919 76 baptisms1920–1924 72 baptisms1925–1929 44 baptisms1930–1934 24 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1945–1949 12 baptisms1950–1954 12 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1960–1964 24 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1980–1984 8 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1990–1994 36 baptisms1995–1999 16 baptisms2000–2004 32 baptisms2005–2009 32 baptisms

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