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Names like Emily

Emily is a three-syllable Latin name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same sound

Three syllables, ending the same way as Emily.

Everly English · from the boar meadow
Nataly Latin · variant of Natalie, meaning birthday, Christmas day
Cecily Latin · English form of Cecilia, traditionally 'blind'
Emberly English · elaboration of Ember, influenced by the spelling of Kimberly

The same roots

Also Latin names, from the tradition Emily comes from.

Ellery Latin · English surname, traditionally linked to Hilarius, meaning 'cheerful'
Valery Latin · variant spelling of Valerie, 'strong, healthy'
Emilia Latin · traditionally "rival," from the Roman family name Aemilius; immortalized by Shakespeare's truth-telling Emilia of Othello
Liberty Latin · 'freedom', from Latin libertas

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 1990s, the same decade as Emily, on a similar curve.

Hilary Latin · traditionally 'cheerful, happy'
Miranda Latin · means 'admirable', coined by Shakespeare from Latin 'mirandus' for The Tempest
Monica Latin · of uncertain etymology, traditionally linked to Latin 'monere' (to advise), possibly of Berber/North African origin
Marina Latin · of the sea; also a real Japanese given name (真里奈, 麻里奈) carried by singers and idols, while remaining a fully established Western name in its own right
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