Emily

== English == === Etymology === English form of Latin Aemilia, a gens name from aemulus (“rival, emulator”). === Proper noun === Emily A female given name from Latin. 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale I am thy mortal foe, and it am I That so hot loveth Emily the bright, That I would die here present in her sight. ==== Usage notes ==== Emily has been used as a vernacular form of the Germanic Amelia, up to the nineteenth century. Used since the Middle Ages; popular in the 19th century and once again today. ==== Related terms ==== emulate, emulous Emil, Emile Em, Emme, Emmie, Emmy, Millie, Milly ==== Translations ==== === See also === Amelia Emma === Anagrams === Elymi, Miley, limey == Danish == === Proper noun === Emily a female given name, an English type spelling of Emilie == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛmɪlɪ] Hyphenation: E‧mi‧ly === Proper noun === Emily a female given name from English [in turn from Latin], variant of Emilie == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Emily c (genitive Emilys) a female given name from English [in turn from French Amélie, in turn from Latin Aemilia], variant of Emelie == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Emily. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔemili/ [ˌʔɛː.mɪˈlɪ] Rhymes: -emili Syllabification: E‧mi‧ly === Proper noun === Émilý (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒᜎᜒ) a female given name from English === Anagrams === miyel