Émile
\e.mil\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \e.mil\ |
| Also spelled | Emil |
| Compound names | Jacques-Émile, Jean-Émile, Paul-Émile |
Origin and meaning
From German Emil, from Latin Aemilius, a Roman family name possibly from aemulus (“rival”). Cognate with French Émile.
Where it is mostly given
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Lithuania
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Iceland
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
Around the world
- GermanEmil
- EnglishEmil, Emile
- Arabicاميل
- DanishEmil
- SpanishEmilio
- FinnishEemeli
- NorwegianEmil
- PolishEmil
- RomanianEmil
- RussianЭмиль
- SlovenianEmil
- SwedishEmil
- CzechEmil
In literature
« Émile Blondet nous a fait une peinture des agréments d’une femme d’aujourd'hui ; mais au besoin cette femme qui minaude, qui parade, qui gazouille les idées de messieurs tels et tels, serait héroïque ! »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (France (Toulouse)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).