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Emiliana
Say it: eh-mil-ee-AH-nuh
Meaning
Feminine of Aemilianus, derived from Aemilius.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Roman derived saint's name, recently popular again in Mexico and Italy.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 2,255 babies given this name since 1982
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 7,000 girls
- 205 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Emiliana |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Emiliana |
| Portuguese | Emiliana |
| French | Émilienne |
Famous bearers
- St. Emiliana, aunt of Pope Gregory the Great
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.