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Emil

  • [eˈmil]

Where it comes from

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

proper noun lui Emil · Emilia

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

In English

  • Emil male given name

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MLA

"Emil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/emil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Emil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/emil

Chicago

"Emil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/emil.

BibTeX
@misc{emil_2026,
  title = {Emil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/emil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}