The story behind Emilia
A female given name from Latin, a rare Latinized variant of Emily.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Finnish entry
Borrowed from Latin Aemilia.
Italian entry
From Latin Aemilia.
Polish entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Aemilia.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): AH0 M IY1 L IY0 AH0
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: /ˈemiliɑ/
- Finnish: [ˈe̞miˌliɑ̝]
- Italian: /eˈmi.lja/
- Polish: /ɛˈmi.lja/
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Emilia ranked #45 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Eurydyka
Learned borrowing from Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρῠδίκη (Eurŭdíkē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Euzebia
Learned borrowing from Latin Eusebia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Agrypina
Learned borrowing from Latin Agrippīna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Emilia
Balbina
Learned borrowing from Latin Balbina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balbino
Borrowed from Latin Balbīnus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balduino
Borrowed from Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Emilia
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length