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in reply to a message by Pink Princess
I, too, have seen various meanings for Emily. The "industrious" one seems quite popular, and "eager" and "admiring" both are quoted fairly often.
However, this site is correct 99% of the time in my experience, and in this case it's right. From http://snipurl.com/4o8t (a respected online Latin dictionary):
"aemulus -a -um [emulous , rivalling]; in bad sense, [jealous]. M. or f. as subst., [a rival], esp. in love."
and
"Aemilius -a -um [name of an old patrician family at Rome]. Hence adj. Aemilianus -a -um , [relating to the 'gens Aemiliana'; a surname of Scipio Africanus minor]."
Despite its overuse, I still do like Emily, though it's not one of my favourites anymore. If you love it, I think you should disregard the meaning...I'd worry more about how common it is.
~ Caitlín
"Blue tinted individuals who go about armed to the teeth and quoting twelfth-century poetry are not easy to comprehend." ~ Lloyd Alexander
However, this site is correct 99% of the time in my experience, and in this case it's right. From http://snipurl.com/4o8t (a respected online Latin dictionary):
"aemulus -a -um [emulous , rivalling]; in bad sense, [jealous]. M. or f. as subst., [a rival], esp. in love."
and
"Aemilius -a -um [name of an old patrician family at Rome]. Hence adj. Aemilianus -a -um , [relating to the 'gens Aemiliana'; a surname of Scipio Africanus minor]."
Despite its overuse, I still do like Emily, though it's not one of my favourites anymore. If you love it, I think you should disregard the meaning...I'd worry more about how common it is.
~ Caitlín
"Blue tinted individuals who go about armed to the teeth and quoting twelfth-century poetry are not easy to comprehend." ~ Lloyd Alexander
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