Emmeline
Meaning
traditionally industrious, hard-working; used as a Haitian given name
Goes by Em, Emmy
Famously borne by Emmeline Pankhurst, who founded Britain's militant suffragette movement.
Emmeline's name family
One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: from the Germanic element amal "work, vigor", through Amalia and Old French Ameline; a family long confused with, but distinct from, Emily
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Emmeline peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
67 people · the #54,512 first name in Brazil · median age 30
Among people named Emmeline living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Emmeline
Most people given the name Emmeline in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Emmeline deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Emmeline truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Emmeline fits with your family’s names and surname.
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Nicknames for Emmeline · Haitian baby names · Names of revolutionaries and liberators
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