Emily
EM-uh-lee
A graceful classic whose modern English form grew from the Latin name family behind Amelia/Emilia.
Meaning
The excerpts connect Emily to the Latin name family behind Amelia and Emilia, and one source explicitly calls it a corruption of Amelia. In older naming books, Emily is treated as a feminine English form that developed within this broader Latin-rooted name group rather than as a separate ancient name on its own.
Origin
EnglishLatinfeminine
Fun fact
19th-century sources note that Emily, Amelia, Amy, and Emma were often confused with one another in Europe.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.