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Emily

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Meaning and origin
Emily is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Rival`.

Where is it used?
The name Emily is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Emilie (In German)
�milie (In French)
Emilee (In English (Modern))
Emely (In English)

If it's too long people might use
In English: Em

See also
In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and in Romanian: Emilia
In Italian, Spanish and in Portuguese: Emilio
In French: �mile
In English and in French: Emma
In English: Emmy (F)

Extra information:
From Old English.

What Emily`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Emily:
The best thing is that its short and cool.
The worst thing about the name:
pretty much nothing
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
i dont know what i would do with my life but it wouldnt be to pretty jk jk
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I love y name!!!!
The best thing about the name Emily:
It is good and easy to spell unless people spell it like really weird!
The worst thing about the name:
nothing it is a great name
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
i'd die!
Extra information:
i heard the name Emily means eager and adventurous. That explains me!!
The best thing about the name Emily:
It's BEAUTIFUL!
The worst thing about the name:
NOTHING!
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
I'd change it legally to Emily!
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It's popular because it is so beautiful, classy and appeals to people on SO many levels! People who say otherwise are just jealous!
The best thing about the name Emily:
I think the articulation of my name is just beautiful.
The worst thing about the name:
nothing.
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
I'd cry
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The best thing about the name Emily:
Pretty to write, pretty to look at, its has a nice flow to it, although its been no.1 you dont come across a lot of us
The worst thing about the name:
The name is fine its the people who cant seem to spell a simple 5 letter word
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
Then i would be called a different name
Extra information:
Emilys rock
The best thing about the name Emily:
Its real fun to write
The worst thing about the name:
its too common... i like to b different
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
i would wont it to be yasmine or holly
Extra information:
im proud to b an emily and we have a lot of ways to spell our name
The best thing about the name Emily:
it is realy popular
The worst thing about the name:
you can get mistaken for a nother emily
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
if my name wasn't called emily i would call me Jasmine
Extra information:
its realy good to be called emily
The best thing about the name Emily:
it's easy to pronounce
The worst thing about the name:
too many people with this name
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
i'd be sad
Extra information:
sometimes i wish my name was spelled emilie
The best thing about the name Emily:
everyone loves the name. lots of nicknames, and its so good when u want 2 sound snobby.
The worst thing about the name:
too many people named it
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
then i wouldnt be who i am today
Extra information:
na not really lol love mrs emily russell
The best thing about the name Emily:
It's a lovely old-fashioned name that belonged to many of my female forbears. I didn't meet many other Emilys when I was growing up though it's popular now! There are heaps of cool songs about Emilys too!
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Emily....:

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The best thing about the name Emily:
I love my daughter Emily, everyone says the name sounds nice
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Emily....:

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The best thing about the name Emily:
Its a pretty name.
The worst thing about the name:
Going to the store and getting confused by parents admonishing their little girls.
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
Dunno...
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The best thing about the name Emily:
it is popular
The worst thing about the name:
some people
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
yes
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The best thing about the name Emily:
I can always find personalized items preprinted up since it is such a common name
The worst thing about the name:
It is such a common name that I share with so many people. It seems that so many people are naming their daughters Emily now as I hear it a lot when I go out
If my name wasn`t Emily....:

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My mother got original with my older sisters name and I wish she would have been original with my name, too.
The best thing about the name Emily:
Tons of nicknames!
The worst thing about the name:
Can't think of any
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
The simon and garfunkel song... Ma named me after that
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The best thing about the name Emily:
You don't run the risk of having people give you too many nicknames!
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Emily....:

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The best thing about the name Emily:
It never gets mispronounced or misspelled. People always tell me they like my name.
The worst thing about the name:
It's the #1 most common name, year after year.
If my name wasn`t Emily....:

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The best thing about the name Emily:
There is nothing. I dislike my name with a passion.
The worst thing about the name:
I cannot even go to the store without hearing at least one mother yelling at their little girl named Emily.
If my name wasn`t Emily....:

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The best thing about the name Emily:
its a very pretty name
The worst thing about the name:
EVERYONE has the name Emily it seems like, i graduated with 6 other Emily's just in a high school class of 200!
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
no, its very me
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The best thing about the name Emily:
I think it is a pretty name that is classic. It fits a person of all ages and never goes out of style!
The worst thing about the name:
Nothing!
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
I don't think so.
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The best thing about the name Emily:
I love my name,its common and very pretty
The worst thing about the name:
its gets kinda old after a while but then i love it all over again
If my name wasn`t Emily....:
no
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More `Emily` links
Emily as abbreviation
Actors named Emily
Emily in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Emily

Emily appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 1. In the last 128 years Emily has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 20 times and reached the top-10 16 times. 2007 was a `top year` for the name Emily. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #1. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	1
2006	1
2005	1
2004	1
2003	1
2002	1
2001	1
2000	1
1999	1
1998	1
1997	1
1996	1
1995	3
1994	3
1993	5
1992	7
1991	10
1990	12
1980	31
1970	173
1960	251
1950	202
1940	164
1930	153
1920	119
1910	110
1900	105
1890	86
1880	100