The first name Émilie

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About the first name Émilie

Meaning

The name Émilie comes from the Roman name Aemilius, traditionally associated with rivalry or emulation.

Historical origin

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

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The use of Émilie shows how names from Roman antiquity entered the European given-name repertoire.

Pronunciation:é-mi-lie.mi.li

Frequency of the first name Émilie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Émilie 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 ÉmilieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Émilie in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001755180518551905195520051755–1759 3 baptisms1760–1764 3 baptisms1765–1769 3 baptisms1780–1784 3 baptisms1785–1789 3 baptisms1790–1794 3 baptisms1795–1799 30 baptisms1800–1804 114 baptisms1805–1809 219 baptisms1810–1814 354 baptisms1815–1819 507 baptisms1820–1824 621 baptisms1825–1829 606 baptisms1830–1834 720 baptisms1835–1839 639 baptisms1840–1844 804 baptisms1845–1849 804 baptisms1850–1854 795 baptisms1855–1859 576 baptisms1860–1864 450 baptisms1865–1869 360 baptisms1870–1874 153 baptisms1875–1879 117 baptisms1880–1884 84 baptisms1885–1889 108 baptisms1890–1894 60 baptisms1895–1899 36 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 18 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1915–1919 33 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1975–1979 9 baptisms1980–1984 78 baptisms1985–1989 132 baptisms1990–1994 162 baptisms1995–1999 87 baptisms2000–2004 45 baptisms2005–2009 9 baptisms

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