The first name Emily

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About the first name Emily

Meaning

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

Historical origin

Emily 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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In archival records, Emily may coexist with Émilie or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:emi-lyɛmɪli

Frequency of the first name Emily by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Emily 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 EmilyLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Emily in baptisms by year.10075502501815185118871923195919951815–1819 4 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1830–1834 8 baptisms1835–1839 16 baptisms1840–1844 40 baptisms1845–1849 18 baptisms1850–1854 38 baptisms1855–1859 62 baptisms1860–1864 24 baptisms1865–1869 18 baptisms1870–1874 12 baptisms1875–1879 14 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1885–1889 2 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 2 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1985–1989 2 baptisms1990–1994 2 baptisms1995–1999 6 baptisms

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