Emmeline

Where Emmeline comes from

Medieval English form of Old French Ameline, diminutive form of Amélie, cognate to English Amelia.
— Wiktionary's entry for Emmeline
  • Germanic
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1858
    Emmeline Pankhurst born
    English suffragist
  2. 1867
    Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence born
    British women's rights activist, editor
  3. 1888
    First appearance
    #1,276 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2017
    Peak, #753
    370 babies named Emmeline — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Namesakes
  • Emmeline Pankhurst · English suffragist, 1858–1928
  • Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence · British women's rights activist, editor, 1867–1954
  • Emmeline Ndongue · French basketball player, born 1983
  • Emmeline Ragot · French bicycle racer, born 1986
  • Emmeline B. Wells · General President of the Relief Society, 1828–1921

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.