Emilia (given name)
Emilia is a feminine given name of Romanic origin. The name is found all over Europe and the Americas. The corresponding masculine name is Emilio. Emilia is referenced as the Italian form of the English name, Emily.
| Pronunciation | /ɛˈmiːliə/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | Strength |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Emi, Emmy, Mia, Mily, Mila, Lia, Milia. |
| Related names | Emily, Emilie, Emma, Em, Emmy. See also Amelia, Amélie |
Etymology
Emilia is a feminine given name derived from Aemilia, the feminine form of the Latin nomen Aemilius. The name 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
- Emilia (Bulgarian singer) (born 1982), full name Emiliya Valeva, known by the mononym Emilia
- Emilia Appelqvist (born 1990), Swedish soccer player
- Emilia Attías (born 1987), Argentine actress and model
- Emilia Broomé (1866-1925), Swedish politician
- Emilia Cano (born 1968), Spanish race walker
- Dorina Emilia Carbune (born 1985), Romanian handball player
- Emilia Clarke (born 1986), British actress
- Emilia Dafni (1881–1941), Greek writer
- Emilia Fox (born 1974), British actress
- Emilia of Gaeta (died 1036), duchess of Gaeta
- Emilia Gierczak (1925–1945), Polish soldier
- Emilia Kabakov, artist, wife of Ilya Kabakov
- Emilia Lanier (1569–1645), English poet
- Emilia Papadopoulos (born 1987), Cypriot-British journalist
- Emilia Pardo Bazan (1851–1921), Spanish writer
- Emilia Plater (1806–1831), Polish patriot and revolutionary
- Emilia Ramboldt (earlier Emilia Andersson) (born 1988), Swedish ice hockey player
- Emilia Rotter (1906–2003), Hungarian 4x world champion figure skater
- Emilia Rydberg (born 1978), Ethiopian-Swedish pop singer
- Emilia Tsoulfa (born 1973), Greek sailor
- Emilia Uggla (1819–1855), Swedish pianist
- Emília Vášáryová, Slovak actress
- Emilia Jane Mills Webb (née Goodlake), wife of William Frederick Webb
- Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyla (born 1884), the mother of Pope John Paul II
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 (Othello), 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!