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I've always known Emily was the female form of Emil, which comes from Aemilius which is a Latin and not Germanic name. So saying it comes from Old German is news to me. I've never heard about it coming from Amelia or Amalia, which anyway comes from a word meaning "work" , which is not the same as saying it means "industrious worker".

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It looks like you've picked your definition from a baby name book. These are not always very reliable and try to make sure that all names mean something nice and pretty, which isn't always the case.

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