indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Settlement
Scripts Έμπολι(Greek)
Meaning & History
Of uncertain origin: possibly from the Germanic first name *Empo- with the suffix -ulus, or from Latin in portu ("in the port") as per the Tabula Peutingeriana. An eighth-century castle is documented with the names Empolum, Emporium and EmpolisThis is the name of a municipality near Florence, in the Italian region of Tuscany.