Meaning of the nameEmilli
- Female
- English origin
- Latin origin
- E-mil-li
Emilli is a spelling of the name Emily, which means “English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival')”.
Meaning
“English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival')”
Meaning of the name Emily, of which Emilli is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Emily · Behind the Name: Emil
- People (2022)
- 4,442
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,979
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,081
- people
Emilli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Emilli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,863 people).
4,421 women 21 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Emilli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Emilli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Pará 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 679 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 360 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 359 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 338 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 323 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 305 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 264 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 220 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 209 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 197 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 153 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 140 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 128 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 122 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 77 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 72 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 65 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 59 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 57 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 52 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Emilli
Has a doubled l and the ending -i, combining two adaptations of the original spelling.
About the name Emily
Wiktionary records Emily as the English form of Latin Aemilia, a Roman family name linked to aemulus, 'rival, emulator'. Behind the Name presents it as the English feminine of Aemilius and gives Emília as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 140,315 people named Emily, with a median age of 13, almost all of them born from the 2000s onward; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. The variants change the ending (-y or -i), double the l or the m, or add an initial H.
Other spellings of Emily
Sources
- Wiktionary: Emily · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Emily · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Emil · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Emily · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Emilli
What does the name Emilli mean?
Emilli means “English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus ('rival')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Emily, of which Emilli is a spelling.
How many people are named Emilli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,442 people with the first name Emilli, which ranks it number 2,979 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Emilli a boy's or a girl's name?
Emilli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,421 women and 21 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Emilli?
Emilli is a name of English and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Emilli most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.006% of the state's population is named Emilli (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Emilli?
Emily, Emilly, Emili, Hemilly, Emyli and Hemily and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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