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Emil

Boy NameSwedish Origin

Meaning

From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Emil and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

Leadership

Integrity

Courage

Creativity

Spirituality

Famous People Named Emil

Emil Welti

Friedrich Emil Welti (23 April 1825, in Zurzach – 24 February 1899, in Bern, called exclusively Emil Welti) was a Swiss politician, lawyer and judge.

AmbitionCharismaLeadership

Emil Hübner

Ernst Willibald Emil Hübner (7 July 183421 February 1901) was a German classical scholar.

IntelligenceKindnessWisdom

Emil Ernst

Emil Ernst (6 June 1889– 26 June 1942) was a German astronomer and discoverer of a minor planet.

InnovationIntelligenceWisdom

Emil Petrovici

Emil Petrovici (; 1899–1968) was a Romanian linguist, dialectologist and Slavist.

IntelligenceKindnessWisdom

Emil Gilels

Emil Grigoryevich Gilels}} (Russian: Эмиль Григорьевич Гилельс; 19 October 1916 – 14 October 1985) was a Russian pianist.

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Emil in Other Languages

Ancient RomanAemilianus

BulgarianEmiliya

CroatianEmilija

CzechEmílie

DanishEmilia

DanishEmilie

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