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Emile - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Emile

[ 2 syll. e-mi-le, em-ile ] The boy name Emile is pronounced as eyMIYL KEY. Emile is largely used in the Dutch and French languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. Emile is a variant form of the name Emil (Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Slavic).

Emile is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1911 with 0.022% of baby boys being given the name Emile. Its ranking then was #385. The baby name has since steeply fallen in popularity, and is now of very modest use. Among all boy names in its group, Emile was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Emile include Émile (French), Emil (Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Enli, Emanual (English), Emielo (Spanish), Emileo (Spanish), Emmanouil (Greek), Emmanuel (French and German), Emmanuil (Russian), and Emanuele (Italian).

Details of famous persons named Emile:
Actor Emile Hirsch, born 13 March 1985, Los Angeles, California.
Author Emile Zola, born 2 April 1840 - 1902, Paris, France.

KEY: English pronunciation for Emile: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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