Emil

English

Etymology

From German Emil, from Latin Aemilius, a Roman family name from aemulus (rival). Cognate with French Émile.

Proper noun

Emil

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

Usage notes

  • Like Emile, occasionally used in English since the nineteenth century.
  • The feminine form Emily has always been more established and popular.

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛmɪl]

Proper noun

Emil m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

Danish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Aemilius.

Proper noun

Emil

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

References

  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 45 096 males with the given name have Emil been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the last frequency peak around 2000 . Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Faroese

Proper noun

Emil m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Emil: Emilsson
  • daughter of Emil: Emilsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Emil
Accusative Emil
Dative Emili
Genitive Emils

German

Proper noun

Emil m (genitive Emils)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛmil]
  • Hyphenation: Emil

Proper noun

Emil

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Emil Emilek
accusative Emilt Emileket
dative Emilnek Emileknek
instrumental Emillel Emilekkel
causal-final Emilért Emilekért
translative Emillé Emilekké
terminative Emilig Emilekig
essive-formal Emilként Emilekként
essive-modal
inessive Emilben Emilekben
superessive Emilen Emileken
adessive Emilnél Emileknél
illative Emilbe Emilekbe
sublative Emilre Emilekre
allative Emilhez Emilekhez
elative Emilből Emilekből
delative Emilről Emilekről
ablative Emiltől Emilektől
Possessive forms of Emil
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Emilem Emiljeim
2nd person sing. Emiled Emiljeid
3rd person sing. Emilje Emiljei
1st person plural Emilünk Emiljeink
2nd person plural Emiletek Emiljeitek
3rd person plural Emiljük Emiljeik

Norwegian

Proper noun

Emil

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.mʲil/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Emil m pers

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

Declension

Further reading

  • Emil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Ultimately from the Latin Aemilius, borrowed later or adapted from another language; compare the French Émile and the German Emil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eˈmil]

Proper noun

Emil m (genitive/dative lui Emil, female equivalent Emilia)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil — famously held by:
    1. Emil Racoviță (1868–1947), the Romanian biologist, zoologist, speleologist, and explorer of Antarctica who gave his name to the village of Emil Racoviță

Further reading


Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛmiɫ/

Proper noun

Emil m (genitive Emila, nominative plural Emilovia) declension pattern chlap

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

Declension

Derived terms

  • Emilo, Emilko
  • Emo, Emko
  • Milo, Milko, Miluško

Further reading

  • Emil in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Swedish

Etymology

From French Émile, from Latin Aemilius. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1741.

Proper noun

Emil c (genitive Emils)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Emil

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 48 977 males with the given name Emil living in Sweden on 31 December 2010, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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