Emil

EH-mil; EH-meel; EHM-il; eh-MEEL
Latin
"rival"

Emil Origin and Meaning

The name Emil is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "rival".

Derived from the Latin word aemulus, Emil is a name with international appeal. Concise and sturdy but with the gentle Em sound, Emil is popular across Europe, from Azerbaijan to Finland, from Germany to Norway, and Denmark. Alternative spelling Emile also ranks highly in Belgium and Canada.

In the US however, while Emil was briefly popular in the 19th century, by the early 1980s, it had completely dropped out of the Top 1000. Though its variants Emiliano and Emilio currently sit in the Top 300 - as do the similar sounding Emmett, Emerson, and Emmanuel - Emil still awaits rediscovery

# 968 in the US

Emil Rank in US Top 1000

# 394 on Nameberry

Emil Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Emil Popularity

Famous People Named Emil

  • Emil Herman Robert CedercreutzFinnish sculptor
  • Emil ÖhmannFinnish linguist
  • Johan Emil KauppiFinnish composer
  • Emil CioranRomanian philosopher
  • Emil Constantinescu3rd President of Romania
  • Emil Dominik Josef Hácha3rd President of Czechoslovakia
  • Emil Fredrick NervanderFinnish author
  • Emil IsacRomanian poet
  • Emil Theodor Kocherwinner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Emil MelmothMexican artist
  • Aquila EmilPapua New Guinean rugby league footballer
  • Emil Adolf von Behringwinner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Frans Emil SillanpääFinnish winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
  • Jyrki Pekka Emil LinnankiviFinnish musician Jyrki69 of The 69 Eyes
  • Emil Peter ForsbergSwedish professional footballer

Emil in Pop Culture

  • Emil i Lönnebergaseries of novels by Astrid Lindgren about a young prankster
  • "Emil"nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration
  • Emil RiverChina and Kazakhstan
  • Emil Kolarcharacter on TV's "The Sopranos"
  • Emil Blonsky aka Abominationcharacter in Marvel Comics
  • Emil Antonowskya villain in film "RoboCop"
  • Emil Bleehallmain character at Walt Disney World's Adventurers Club
  • Emil Castagniermain character of the video game Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World"
  • Emil Hamiltoncharacter in DC Universe
  • Emil Eaglecharacter in Donald Duck comics
  • Dr. Emil Langcharacter in animated series "Robotech"
  • Emil SkodaM.D., character on TV's "Law & Orde"r and "Law & Order: SVU"
  • Emil Tischbeintitle character in "Emil and the Detectives" and its sequel by Erich Kästner
  • Emil Naruda scientist in video game "Starcraft II"
  • Emil Steilssoncharacter representing Iceland in anime "Hetalia: Axis Powers"
  • Emil Sinclairthe main character in "Demian" by Hermann Hesse
  • Dr. Emil Bretona character in film "Sisters"
  • Emilcharacter in video game "Nier"
  • Dr. Emil Schaffhausen IIImain character in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • Emilcharacter in World War II based book Emil and Karl