Emmeline

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proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginOld French Ameline →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

    With no notice from her father's family, Emmeline had attained her twelfth year.

    1788, Charlotte Turner Smith, Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle, White, Wogan, published 1789, page 4

Origin

  1. Old FrenchAmeline
  2. EnglishEmmeline

Medieval English form of Old French Ameline, diminutive form of Amélie, cognate to English Amelia.

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Translations

French Émeline
  • Émelinefemale given name
German Emmeline
  • Emmelinefemale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Emmeline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmeline

MLA

“Emmeline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmeline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Emmeline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emmeline.

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