Emilia
Emilia is a girl name of Italian origin, meaning Rival; industrious.
What Emilia means
Rival; industrious.
Emilia sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Emilia comes from
Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Emilia is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.
How popular is Emilia?
Emilia is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Emilia is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Emilia
Emilia sits in our the long-established classics group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Classic
Names like Emilia
These share Emilia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Antonella — Priceless; praiseworthy.
- Capri — Of the isle; free-spirited.
- Francesca — Free one; from France.
- Giulia — Youthful.
- Giuliana — Youthful.
- Enzo — Ruler of the home; winner.
- Lorenzo — From Laurentum; laurel.
- Cesare — Long-haired; emperor.
- Dante — Enduring and steadfast.
- Romeo — Pilgrim to Rome; the romantic.
- Eleanor — Shining light.
- Eloise — Healthy and wide; famous warrior.