Emilia
PronunciationEh-meal-ya or Em-i-lee-a
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameLatin
MeaningStrength
Other names
Nickname(s)Emi, Emmy, Mia, Mily, Mila, Lia, Milia.
Related namesEmily, Emilie, Emma, Em.
See also Amelia, Amélie

Emilia is a feminine Italian given name of Latin origin. The name is popular all over Europe and the Americas. The corresponding masculine name is Emilio. Emily is the English form of the Italian name.

Etymology

The name is derived from Aemilia, the feminine form of the Latin nomen Aemilius. It is likely derived from the same root as the Latin word aemulus, which means to rival, excel, or emulate,[1] but this may be a folk etymology.

Although similar Germanic names like Amalia may appear to be related to Emilia, Emily and Aemilia, they in fact have a different origin. In Greek, it is often written in the form "Αιμιλία" cognate to the Balkan Mountains of Haemus "Αίμος" and the ancient and modern greek word for blood "Αίμα".

Popularity

As of 2010, records indicate that more than 13,500 girls in the United States have been named Emilia since 1880, with numbers increasing markedly from the year 2000.[2]

People with this name

Fictional characters

  • Emilia, one of the seven women occurring in the character of narrators in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
  • Emília, one of the main characters in the Brazilian children's novel series Sítio do Picapau Amarelo by Monteiro Lobato
  • Emilia, a character from William Shakespeare's play Othello
  • Emilia Ridderfjell, a character from the novel series The Bert Diaries
  • Emilia, from the indie visual novel Digital: A Love Story
  • Emilia (Re:Zero), the female protagonist from the Japanese light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
  • Emilia, or Emi Yusa, the female protagonist from the Japanese light novel series The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
  • Emilia Mansfield, a character from the Disney Channel Latin America series Soy Luna

Variant forms

References

  1. "Emilia Name Meaning & Origin".
  2. Emilia Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine at BabyNamesHub.com
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