Girl · Germanic, through Norman French
Emmeline
Say it: EM-uh-leen
Meaning
From Old French Emeline, from a Germanic name built on amal or on Emma; the exact source is debated.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Recorded in medieval England and revived in the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 4,727 babies given this name since 1888
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 4,700 girls
- 306 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Emeline, Emmaline, Emelina, Emmelina
| French | Émeline |
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Famous bearers
- Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette
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Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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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.