French · Latin

Émile

Pronounced ay-MEELShare

Meaning: Rival

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Émile is the French form of Aemilius, whose Latin root aemulus means rival. The French spelling keeps an initial accent.

Nicknames

  • Milo

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Émile comes from French and Latin.

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