Emil

E1M3I1L1

proper noun

A male given name from Latin.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Latin.

    Homan, who was on the ground in Chicago, maintained it was a “criminal operation.” Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was also in Chicago on Sunday to observe immigration enforcement operations.

    2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez, Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2025

Origin

  1. LatinAemilius
  2. GermanEmil
  3. EnglishEmil

From German Emil, from Latin Aemilius, a Roman family name possibly from aemulus (“rival”). Cognate with French Émile.

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Translations

Bulgarian Еми́л
  • Еми́л (Emíl)male given name
Catalan Emili
  • Emilimale given name
Chinese Mandarin 埃米爾 /埃米尔
  • 埃米爾 /埃米尔 (Āimǐ'er)male given name
Czech Emil
  • Emilmale given name
Danish Emil
  • Emilmale given name
Dutch Emiel
  • Emielmale given name
Finnish Eemeli
  • Eemelimale given name
French Émile
  • Émilemale given name
German Emil
  • Emilmale given name
Greek Αιμίλιος
  • Αιμίλιος (Aimílios)male given name
Hebrew אמיל
  • אמיל (emil)male given name
Hungarian Emil
  • Emilmale given name
Icelandic Emil
  • Emilmale given name
Italian Emilio
  • Emiliomale given name
Latvian Emīls
  • Emīlsmale given name
Norwegian Bokmål Emil
  • Emilmale given name
Polish Emil
  • Emilmale given name
Portuguese Emílio
  • Emíliomale given name
Romanian Emil
  • Emilmale given name
Russian Эми́ль
  • Эми́ль (Emílʹ)male given name
Spanish Emilio
  • Emiliomale given name
Swedish Emil
  • Emilmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

Emil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emil

MLA

“Emil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emil. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Emil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emil.

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