Where does “Emily” come from?

Emily derives from the Latin feminine form Aemilia, itself from the Roman family name Aemilius, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Emily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAemilia—
2Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
3Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
4Proto-Italicaimosimitation
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “Emily”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →