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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'.

Belgium
Dutch
1597x1598 Amel BoonenGes p. 378
Brabant
Latin
1312 Amelius (nom) JeanIII p. 18
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1582 Emelie (nom) Audén1980 p. 171
1582 Emzå (nom) Audén1980 p. 171
France
Latin
c823 Amelius (nom) irminon-vol2 33, Wan; 1273 Amelii (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 40
Italy
Latin
1527 Emilius (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
The Netherlands
Latin
1235 Emilius (nom) hennes-vol1 93
Spain
Latin
1019 Amil (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXXIV
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Emil". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Emil.