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[Facts] Re: MEANING OF NAME
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Okay, let me take a stab at this. I usually don't atempt to answer questions, just give my opinions and chat with my friends, but here goes... I would guess that it has the same meaning as Emily, which is a feminine form of Emil, which means, "rival".Nan, Daividh, PriaposLovs??-Sarah
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Nicely done, Sarah!
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Bullseye!
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Ya did good, Sarah. :) Some claim the names "Emil" and "Emily" mean "industrious". But I see that our Webmaster Mike C. has opted to go with the definition of the Latin word "aemulus" as the source of the name -- which means "a rival".The Roman poet Ovid, however, used the word "aemulus" to mean more specifically: "a rival in love".-- Nanaea
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You always have to have the last word, don't ya, Nan?? LOL :)
Thanks for the nice words.
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Last 2 WordsYou're welcome! ;)
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