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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Emil m. Latin Aemilius, the name of a gens, possibly derived from Latin aemulus 'emulous, vying, similar; envious, enemy'.

Brabant
Latin
1312 Amelius (nom) JeanIII p. 18
France
Latin
1273 Amelii (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 40
Italy
Latin
1527 Emilius (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
The Netherlands
Latin
1235 Emilius (nom) hennes-vol1 93
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Emil". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Emil.