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Emilie
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Émilie Emílie
Danish
Etymology
From da la Aemilia. Cognate with en Emily.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
Related terms
da Emily, da Emmy, da Mille
da Emil
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 28 159 females with the given name Emilie have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Estonian
Etymology
From et la Aemilia. Cognate with en Emily.
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female
Related terms
et Miili, et Milja, et Milla, et Milli
et Emil
Friulian
Proper noun
fur proper noun f
Emilia
Related terms
fur emilian
German
Etymology
From de fr Émilie, from de la Aemilia.
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female Emily
Related terms
de Emelie, de Emely, de Emilia, de Emily, de Emmi, de Emmy
de Emil
Norwegian Bokmål
en:Émilie,no:Emilie
Alternative forms
nb Emilia Norwegian variant
Etymology
A Norwegian variant of nb Emilia, ultimately from nb la Aemilia female given name, the feminine form of the Roman nomen la Aemilius. The Latin name is traditionally connected with la aemulus eager; emulating, rivaling. The spelling may also reflect French fr Émilie, and the name may alternatively be understood as a feminine derivative of nb Emil.
Compare da Emilie, sv Emilie, de Emilie, fr Émilie and en Emily.
Pronunciation
nb /eˈmiː.li.ə/
nb iːliə 4
nb E mi li e
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Latin Emily
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Emilie is 23 January, shared with nb Emil and nb Emma.Alhaug, Gulbrand (2024), “Emilie” in Store norske leksikon.
nb Emilie was used in Norway during the 19th century and rose sharply in popularity again towards the end of the 20th century, reaching a peak around the year 2000.
Related terms
nb Emil male equivalent
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 11,989 women in Norway had nb Emilie as their sole or first given name in the 2025 statistics.Table 10501: “Persons, by girls' name and boys' name”, Statistics Norway.
In 2025, 231 newborn girls in Norway were given nb Emilie, making it the eighteenth-most popular girls’ name that year.“Navn”, Statistics Norway, updated 28 January 2026.
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