Emmeline
[ˈɛm.ə.laɪn]Meaning
from Old French Emeline, a diminutive of Germanic names with the element amal
Background Story
Emmeline comes from the Old French Emeline, a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element amal, meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave". The Normans introduced the name to England. The English name is also recorded as a medieval English form of Old French Ameline, a diminutive of Amélie and cognate to Amelia. It is used in Armenian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek and Hungarian, and has the variants Emmaline and Emmalyn.
Temperament
Variations
Emeline, Emmy, Emmalyne
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