Émile

Variant of Emil

Emil definition

Emil (ē′məl, ā′-; em′əl; ā mēl′)

noun

a masculine name: fem. Emily
also Émile′ (ā mēl′)

Etymology: Ger < Fr Émile < L Aemilius, name of a Roman gens < L aemulus: see emulate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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