# Emily

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{{Infobox name
| name           = Emily
| gender         = Female
| image          = Emily Dickinson daguerreotype (Restored and retouched).png
| image_size     = 
| caption        = The 19th-century poet [Emily Dickinson](/source/Emily_Dickinson)
| pronunciation  = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|m|ə|l|i:}}
| meaning        = Rival
| region         = 
| languageorigin = [Latin](/source/Latin)
| related names  = 
{{Plainlist|
* [Amelia](/source/Amelia_(given_name))
* [Emilia](/source/Emilia_(given_name))
* [Emil](/source/Emil_(given_name))
* [Emma](/source/Emma_(given_name))
* [Emilie](/source/Emilie)
* [Emmy](/source/Emmy_(given_name))
* [Millie](/source/Millie)
* [Milly](/source/Milly)
* [Emiri](/source/Emiri)
}}
}}

'''Emily''' is a feminine given name derived from the [Roman family name](/source/Nomen_(Roman_name)) "[Aemilius](/source/Aemilia_gens)", and is the feminine form of the name [Emil](/source/Emil_(given_name)).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Mike |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Emily |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/emily |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=Behind the Name |language=en}}</ref>

==Popularity==
Emily has been a popular name in the [English-speaking world](/source/Anglosphere), ranking among the most popular names in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. For more than a decade, from 1996 to 2007, it was the most common name given to girls in the United States.<ref>[http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi Social Security Administration]</ref> It has declined in usage in some countries but has remained a well-used name all over the world.<ref name=":0" /> In 2022, it was the 31st most popular name given to girls in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701 |title=Table 17-10-0147-01  First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number) |website=Statistics Canada |access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref>

In the [English-speaking world](/source/English-speaking_world), the name Emily first became popular thanks to [German](/source/Germany)-born [Princess Amelia of Great Britain](/source/Princess_Amelia_of_Great_Britain), who was called Emily in English.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Mike |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Emily |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/emily |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=Behind the Name |language=en}}</ref>

The popularity of the name in the 1990s and early years of the 21st century has given the name an [everywoman](/source/everyman) image for women in their twenties. As a result, the name has recently been used for a number of characters in film and television productions such as ''[Emily the Criminal](/source/Emily_the_Criminal)'' and ''[Emily in Paris](/source/Emily_in_Paris)''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/style/emily-name-popularity.html |title=It's Time to Address the Emily in the Room |last=Petrarca |first=Emilia |date=5 April 2023 |website=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |access-date=5 April 2023 |quote=}}</ref>

==Name variants==
Alternate forms include:
* Aemilia ([Latin](/source/Latin))
* Aemiliana ([Latin](/source/Latin))
* Aemilianus ([Latin](/source/Latin))
* Aemilius ([Latin](/source/Latin))
* Aimil ([Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic))
* Aimilios ([Greek](/source/Greek_language))
* Aimilia ([Greek](/source/Greek_language))
* Ái My ([Vietnamese](/source/Vietnamese_language))
* Amilia ([English](/source/English_language))
* Eemeli ([Finnish](/source/Finnish_language))
* Eemi ([Finnish](/source/Finnish_language))
* Eemil ([Finnish](/source/Finnish_language))
* Eimíle ([Irish](/source/Irish_language))
* Emalee ([English](/source/English_language))
* Emelie ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language))
* Emiel ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language))
* Emily ([English](/source/English_language))
* Emil ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language)), ([Croatian](/source/Croatian_language)), ([Czech](/source/Czech_language)), ([Danish](/source/Danish_language)), ([English](/source/English_language)), ([German](/source/German_language)), ([Hungarian](/source/Hungarian_language)), ([Icelandic](/source/Icelandic_language)), ([Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language)), ([Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_language)), ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language)), ([Polish](/source/Polish_language)), ([Romanian](/source/Romanian_language)), ([Russian](/source/Russian_language)), ([Serbian](/source/Serbian_language)), ([Slovak](/source/Slovak_language)), ([Slovene](/source/Slovene_language)), ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language))
* [Émile](/source/%C3%89mile) ([French](/source/French_language))
* Emilee ([English](/source/English_language))
* Emili ([Catalan](/source/Catalan_language))
* Emili ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew)), ([Hungarian](/source/Hungarian_language))
* Emília ([Hungarian](/source/Hungarian_language)), ([Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language)), ([Slovak](/source/Slovak_language))
* Emilía ([Icelandic](/source/Icelandic_language))
* Emilia ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language)), ([Danish](/source/Danish_language)), ([English](/source/English_language)), ([Finnish](/source/Finnish_language)), ([German](/source/German_language)), ([Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language)), ([Italian](/source/Italian_language)), ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language)), ([Polish](/source/Polish_language)), ([Romanian](/source/Romanian_language)), ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)), ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language))
* Emilian ([Polish](/source/Polish_language)), ([Romanian](/source/Romanian_language))
* Emiliana ([Italian](/source/Italian_language)), [Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language), ([Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language)), ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language))
* Emiliano ([Italian](/source/Italian_language)), ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language))
* Émilie ([French](/source/French_language))
* Emílie ([Czech](/source/Czech_language))
* Emilie ([Danish](/source/Danish_language)), ([German](/source/German_language)), ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language)), ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language))
* Émilien ([French](/source/French_language))
* Émilienne ([French](/source/French_language))
* Emīlija ([Latvian](/source/Latvian_language))
* Emilija ([Croatian](/source/Croatian_language)), ([Lithuanian](/source/Lithuanian_language)), ([Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_language)), ([Serbian](/source/Serbian_language)), ([Slovene](/source/Slovene_language))
* Emílio ([Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language))
* [Emilio](/source/Emilio_(given_name)) ([Italian](/source/Italian_language)), ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language))
* Emilios ([Greek](/source/Greek_language))
* Emilis ([Lithuanian](/source/Lithuanian_language))
* Emiliya ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language))
* [Emīlija](/source/Emilija) ([Latvian](/source/Latvian_language))
* [Emlyn](/source/Emlyn_(disambiguation)) ([Welsh](/source/Welsh_language))
* Emmi ([Finnish](/source/Finnish_language))
* Emmie ([English](/source/English_language))
* [Emmy](/source/Emmy_(given_name)) ([English](/source/English_language)), ([French](/source/French_language)), ([Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language))
* Emiri/えみり([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language))
* [Emy](/source/Emy_(disambiguation)) ([French](/source/French_language)), ([Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language))
* Milja ([Finnish](/source/Finnish_language))
* Mille ([Danish](/source/Danish_language)), ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language)), ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language))
* [Millie](/source/Millie) ([English](/source/English_language))
* [Milly](/source/Milly) ([English](/source/English_language)), ([Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language)), ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language)), ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language))
* Yemelyan ([Russian](/source/Russian_language))

==People with the name==
=== Academics ===
* [Emily Ying Yang Chan](/source/Emily_Ying_Yang_Chan) (born 1974), Hong Kong SAR academic
* [Emily Greenwood](/source/Emily_Greenwood), American classicist
* [Emily Hendree Stewart Park](/source/Emily_Hendree_Stewart_Park) (1848–1910), president, [Washington Seminary (Atlanta)](/source/Washington_Seminary_(Atlanta))
* [Emily Wick](/source/Emily_Wick) (1921–2013), American chemist at MIT

=== Actresses ===
* [Emily Barclay](/source/Emily_Barclay) (born 1984), New Zealand actress
* [Emily Beecham](/source/Emily_Beecham) (born 1984), English actress
* [Emily Blunt](/source/Emily_Blunt) (born 1983), English actress
* [Emily Booth](/source/Emily_Booth) (born 1976), English actress and TV presenter
* [Emily Browning](/source/Emily_Browning) (born 1988), Australian actress
* [Emily Burnett](/source/Emily_Burnett) (born 1996), Welsh actress
* [Emily Coutts](/source/Emily_Coutts) (born 1989), Canadian actress
* [Emily Deschanel](/source/Emily_Deschanel) (born 1976), American actress
* [Emily Flain](/source/Emily_Flain) (born 2003), Northern Irish actress
* [Emily Gimmel](/source/Emily_Gimmel) (born 1984), American journalist and TV personality
* [Emily Hampshire](/source/Emily_Hampshire) (born 1981), Canadian actress
* [Emily Joyce](/source/Emily_Joyce) (born 1969), British actress
* [Emily Kagan](/source/Emily_Kagan) (born 1981), American mixed martial artist
* [Emily Kinney](/source/Emily_Kinney) (born 1985), American actress, singer, and songwriter
* [Emily Lloyd](/source/Emily_Lloyd) (born 1970), British actress
* [Emily Lloyd-Saini](/source/Emily_Lloyd-Saini), British actress, broadcaster, writer and comedian
* [Emily Mortimer](/source/Emily_Mortimer) (born 1971), English actress
* [Emily Osment](/source/Emily_Osment) (born 1992), American actress and singer
* [Emily Perkins](/source/Emily_Perkins) (born 1977), Canadian actress
* [Emily Procter](/source/Emily_Procter) (born 1968), American actress
* [Emily Ratajkowski](/source/Emily_Ratajkowski) (born 1991), American actress
* [Emily Bett Rickards](/source/Emily_Bett_Rickards) (born 1991), Canadian actress
* [Emily Robins](/source/Emily_Robins) (born 1989), New Zealand actress
* [Emily Rose (actress)](/source/Emily_Rose_(actress)) (born 1981), American actress
* [Emily Rudd](/source/Emily_Rudd) (born 1993), American actress
* [Emily Rutherfurd](/source/Emily_Rutherfurd) (born 1974), American actress
* Emily or [Emma Stone](/source/Emma_Stone) (born 1988), American actress
* [Emily VanCamp](/source/Emily_VanCamp) (born 1986), Canadian actress
* [Emily Watson](/source/Emily_Watson) (born 1967), English actress

=== Musicians ===
* [Emily Armstrong](/source/Emily_Armstrong) (born 1986), American singer
* [Emily Bauer](/source/Emily_Bauer) (born 1981), American singer
* [Emily Haines](/source/Emily_Haines) (born 1974), Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter
* [Emily Magee](/source/Emily_Magee) (born 1968), American soprano
* [Emily Nokes](/source/Emily_Nokes), American writer, artist, music critic and musician
* [Emily Remler](/source/Emily_Remler) (1957–1990), American jazz guitarist
* [Emily Robison](/source/Emily_Robison) (born 1972), American songwriter
* [Emily Saliers](/source/Emily_Saliers) (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
* [Emily Smith (singer)](/source/Emily_Smith_(singer)) (born 1981), Scottish folk singer
* [Emily Wong](/source/Emily_Wong_(singer)) (born 1990), Chinese singer and actress

===Sportswomen===
* {{anbl|Emily Allen}}
* [Emily Asquith](/source/Emily_Asquith) (born 2003), English boxer
* [Emily Bessoir](/source/Emily_Bessoir) (born 2001), German basketball player
* [Emily Clark](/source/Emily_Clark_(ice_hockey)) (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
* [Emily Cross](/source/Emily_Cross) (born 1986), American foil fencer
* [Emily Csikos](/source/Emily_Csikos) (born 1988), Canadian water polo player
* [Emily van Egmond](/source/Emily_van_Egmond) (born 1993), Australian footballer
* [Emily Gielnik](/source/Emily_Gielnik) (born 1992), Australian footballer
* [Emily Gillam](/source/Emily_Gillam) (born 1977), New Zealand field hockey player
* [Emily Hallifax](/source/Emily_Hallifax) (born 2005), French diver
* [Emily Harrop](/source/Emily_Harrop) (born 1997), French ski mountaineer
* [Emily Hughes](/source/Emily_Hughes) (born 1989), American figure skater
* [Emily Jacobson](/source/Emily_Jacobson) (born 1985), American saber fencer
* [Emily Jing](/source/Emily_Jing) (born 2007), American foil fencer
* [Emily Kukors](/source/Emily_Kukors) (born 1985), American swimmer
* [Emily LeSueur](/source/Emily_LeSueur) (born 1972), American synchronized swimmer
* [Emily Lock](/source/Emily_Lock) (born 2007), British gymnast
* [Emily Oberst](/source/Emily_Oberst) (born 1998), American wheelchair basketball player
* [Emily Samuelson](/source/Emily_Samuelson) (born 1990), American figure skater
* [Emily Seebohm](/source/Emily_Seebohm) (born 1992), Australian swimmer
* [Emily Silver](/source/Emily_Silver) (born 1985), American swimmer
* [Emily Hood Westacott](/source/Emily_Hood_Westacott) (1910–1980), Australian tennis player
* [Emily Westwood](/source/Emily_Westwood_(footballer)) (born 1984), English football player
* [Emily Whitehead](/source/Emily_Whitehead) (born 2000), Australian artistic gymnast

=== Writers ===
* [Emily Barton](/source/Emily_Barton) (born 1969), American novelist
* [Emily Bazelon](/source/Emily_Bazelon) (born 1971), American journalist
* [Emily Lucas Blackall](/source/Emily_Lucas_Blackall) (1832–1892), American writer, philanthropist
* [Emily St. John Bouton](/source/Emily_St._John_Bouton) (1837–1927), American educator, journalist, author, editor
* [Emily Brontë](/source/Emily_Bront%C3%AB) (1818–1848), English novelist, author of ''Wuthering Heights''
* [Emily Carr](/source/Emily_Carr) (1871–1945), Canadian artist and writer
* [Emily Thornton Charles](/source/Emily_Thornton_Charles) (1845–1895), American poet, journalist, suffragist, newspaper founder
* [Emily Dickinson](/source/Emily_Dickinson) (1830–1886), American poet
* [Emily Steele Elliott](/source/E._S._Elliott) (1836–1897), English religious writer
* [Emily Gerard](/source/Emily_Gerard) (1849–1905), Scottish author
* [Emily Goodrich Smith](/source/Emily_Goodrich_Smith) (1830–1903), American newspaper correspondent
* [Emily Gravett](/source/Emily_Gravett) (born 1972), British children's author and illustrator
* [Emily Grosholz](/source/Emily_Grosholz) (1950–2026), American poet and philosopher
* [Emily Jashinsky](/source/Emily_Jashinsky), American journalist
* [Emily Lowe](/source/Emily_Lowe) (died 1882), British travel writer
* [Emily Arnold McCully](/source/Emily_Arnold_McCully) (born 1939), American children's author
* [Emily Julian McManus](/source/Emily_Julian_McManus) (1865–1918), Canadian poet, author, and educator
* [Emily Mkamanga](/source/Emily_Mkamanga) (1949–2021), Malawian writer and social commentator
* [Emily Cheney Neville](/source/Emily_Cheney_Neville) (1919–1997), American author
* [Emily Sullivan Oakey](/source/Emily_Sullivan_Oakey) (1829–1883), American educator, author, poet, hymnist
* [Emily Rebecca Page](/source/Emily_Rebecca_Page) (1823–1908), American poet
* [Emily Augusta Patmore](/source/Emily_Augusta_Patmore) (1824–1862), British author, [Pre-Raphaelite](/source/Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood) muse, inspiration for poem ''[The Angel in the House](/source/The_Angel_in_the_House)''.
* [Emily Perkins (novelist)](/source/Emily_Perkins_(novelist)) (born 1970), New Zealand author
* [Emily Jane Pfeiffer](/source/Emily_Jane_Pfeiffer) (1827–1890), Welsh poet, philanthropist
* [Emily Post](/source/Emily_Post) (1872–1960), American author on etiquette
* [Emily Prager](/source/Emily_Prager), American author and journalist
* [Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan](/source/Emily_Lee_Sherwood_Ragan) (1839–1916), American author, journalist
* [Emily Smith (author)](/source/Emily_Smith_(author)), British children's author
* [Emily Elizabeth Veeder](/source/Emily_Elizabeth_Veeder) (1841–1898), American author

=== Others ===
* [Emily Ayckbowm](/source/Emily_Ayckbowm) (1836–1900), English founder of the Community of the Sisters of the Church
* [Emily Bisharat](/source/Emily_Bisharat) (died 2004), Jordanian suffragette, philanthropist, and the first female lawyer in the Kingdom of Jordan
* [Emily Blackwell](/source/Emily_Blackwell) (1826–1910), American academic
* [Emily Blathwayt](/source/Emily_Blathwayt) (1852–1940), British suffragette, mother of Mary Blathwayt
* [Emily Rose Bleby](/source/Emily_Rose_Bleby) (1849–1917), Jamaican-born British temperance reformer
* [Emily Brooke](/source/Emily_Brooke) (born 1985), British inventor
* [Emmelia of Caesarea](/source/Emmelia_of_Caesarea) or Saint Emily (died 375), mother of Basil the Great
* [Emily Callaway](/source/Emily_Callaway) (fl.2022), American politician
* [Emily Carmichael](/source/Emily_Carmichael_(filmmaker)) (born 1981), American film director, screenwriter, and animator
* [Emily Parmely Collins](/source/Emily_Parmely_Collins) (1814–1909), American suffragist, activist, writer
* [Emily M. J. Cooley](/source/Emily_M._J._Cooley) (1831–1917), American religious and temperance leader
* [Emily Davison](/source/Emily_Davison) (1872–1913), British suffragette
* [Emily Dievendorf](/source/Emily_Dievendorf), American politician
* [Emily Donelson](/source/Emily_Donelson) (1807–1836), daughter-in-law of and First Lady under [Andrew Jackson](/source/Andrew_Jackson)
* [Emily Greene Balch](/source/Emily_Greene_Balch) (1867–1961), American academic, pacifist and Nobel Laureate
* [Emily Harris](/source/Emily_Harris), terrorist with the Symbionese Liberation Army
* [Emily Hobhouse](/source/Emily_Hobhouse) (1860–1926), British welfare campaigner
* [Emily Caroline Chandler Hodgin](/source/Emily_Caroline_Chandler_Hodgin) (1838–1907), American temperance reformer
* [Emily Pangnerk Illuitok](/source/Emily_Pangnerk_Illuitok) (1943–2012), Inuk artist
* [Emily Jones](/source/Killing_of_Emily_Jones) (2013–2020), English murder victim
* [Emily Kame Kngwarreye](/source/Emily_Kame_Kngwarreye) (1910–1996), indigenous Australian artist
* [Emily L. Loveridge](/source/Emily_L._Loveridge) (1860–1941), American nurse, educator, school founder, and hospital superintendent
* [Emily Waita Macharia](/source/Emily_Waita_Macharia) (born 1979), Kenyan public relations officer
* [Emily MacManus](/source/Emily_MacManus) CBE (1886–1978), Matron [Bristol Royal Infirmary](/source/Bristol_Royal_Infirmary) then [Guy's Hospital](/source/Guy's_Hospital) and President [Royal College of Nursing](/source/Royal_College_of_Nursing)
* [Emily Nelson Ritchie McLean](/source/Emily_Nelson_Ritchie_McLean) (1859–1916), American civic leader
* [Emily Morse](/source/Emily_Morse) (born 1970), American sex therapist, author, and media personality
* [Emily Murphy](/source/Emily_Murphy) (1868–1933), Canadian feminist
* [Emily Pankhurst](/source/Emily_Pankhurst) (1858–1928), English political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement
* [Emily Austin Perry](/source/Emily_Austin_Perry) (1795–1851), Texas historical figure
* [Emily McGary Selinger](/source/Emily_McGary_Selinger) (1848–1927), American painter, writer, poet, educator
* [Emily Shenkl](/source/Emily_Shenkl) (1910–1996), a leader in the Indian Independence Movement
* [Emily Sherwin](/source/Emily_Sherwin), American law professor
* [Emily Pitts Stevens](/source/Emily_Pitts_Stevens) (1841–1906), American educator, activist, editor, publisher
* [Emily Taylor](/source/Emily_Taylor) (1795–1872), English schoolmistress, poet, children's writer, hymnwriter
* [Emily Vontz](/source/Emily_Vontz) (born 2000), German politician
* [Emily Waheneka](/source/Emily_Waheneka) (1919–2008), Native American artist
* Emily Wong (born 1992), known as [Emi Wong](/source/Emi_Wong), Hong Kong YouTuber who makes fitness, lifestyle, and travelling videos
* [Emily Kathryn Wyant](/source/Emily_Kathryn_Wyant) (1897–1942), American mathematician
* [Emily Young](/source/Emily_Young) (born 1951), British sculptor
* [Emily Young (film director)](/source/Emily_Young_(film_director)) (born 1970), English film director and screenwriter
* [Sagufta Yasmin Emily](/source/Sagufta_Yasmin_Emily), Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament

==Fictional characters==
* Emily (Emelye), the maiden whose hand cousins Arcite and Palamon compete for in ''[The Knight's Tale](/source/The_Knight's_Tale)''
* Emily Arrow, main female character in [Patricia Reilly Giff](/source/Patricia_Reilly_Giff)’s ''Polk Street School'' series
* Emily, a character in ''[Thomas & Friends](/source/Thomas_%26_Friends)''
* Emily Barham, the female lead in the 1964 film ''[The Americanization of Emily](/source/The_Americanization_of_Emily)'', played by Julie Andrews
* Emily Bartlett, heroine of [Beverly Cleary](/source/Beverly_Cleary)'s ''[Emily's Runaway Imagination](/source/Emily's_Runaway_Imagination)''
* [Emily Bennett](/source/List_of_The_Vampire_Diaries_characters), in the CW fantasy-drama TV series ''[The Vampire Diaries](/source/The_Vampire_Diaries)''
* Emily Bennett, [American Girl](/source/American_Girl) character, best friend of [Molly McIntire](/source/Molly_McIntire)
* Emily Betterton, a character from ''[The Clifton House Mystery](/source/The_Clifton_House_Mystery)'', portrayed by Michelle Martin
* [Emily Bishop](/source/Emily_Bishop), in the British soap opera ''[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)''
* Emily Bradford Taylor, [Gwyneth Paltrow](/source/Gwyneth_Paltrow)'s character in ''[A Perfect Murder](/source/A_Perfect_Murder)''
* Emily Bung, in ''[Carry On Screaming](/source/Carry_On_Screaming)''
* Emily Byrne, main character of the ''[Absentia](/source/Absentia_(TV_series))'' TV series
* Emily Charlton, a character in both the novel and the film in ''[The Devil Wears Prada](/source/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(film))''
* ''[Emily Chester](/source/Emily_Chester)'', title character of the 1864 American novel by Anne Moncure Crane
* Emily Davis, one of eight protagonists in the survival horror game ''[Until Dawn](/source/Until_Dawn)''
* Emily Drozynski, main character in the western drama ''[Yellowstone (American TV series)](/source/Yellowstone_(American_TV_series))''
* Emily Dyer, a survivor in the video game ''[Identity V](/source/Identity_V)''
* [Emily-Elizabeth](/source/Emily_Elizabeth_Howard), in the PBS animated preschool TV and book series ''[Clifford the Big Red Dog](/source/Clifford_the_Big_Red_Dog_(2000_TV_series))'', voiced by [Grey DeLisle](/source/Grey_DeLisle)
* [Emily Eyefinger](/source/Emily_Eyefinger), main character of the ''Emily Eyefinger'' series about a girl with an eye on her finger
* [Emily Fields](/source/Emily_Fields), major character in the TV series ''[Pretty Little Liars](/source/Pretty_Little_Liars)''
* [Emily Fitch](/source/Emily_Fitch), in the TV series ''[Skins](/source/Skins_(UK_TV_series))''
* [Emily Gilmore](/source/Emily_Gilmore), in the TV series ''[Gilmore Girls](/source/Gilmore_Girls)''
* [Emily Grierson](/source/Emily_Grierson), main character of William Faulkner's short story "[A Rose for Emily](/source/A_Rose_for_Emily)"
* [Emily Kaldwin](/source/Emily_Kaldwin), in the ''[Dishonored](/source/Dishonored)'' video game series
* [Emily Litella](/source/Emily_Litella), a character created by comedian Gilda Radner in the TV comedy show ''Saturday Night Live''
* Emily Merrimack, the main title characters from ''[Tim Burton's Corpse Bride](/source/Tim_Burton's_Corpse_Bride)''. Though her surname is not mentioned, it was used in early scripts.
* Emily Morgen in the TV series ''[Prison Break](/source/Prison_Break)''
* Emily Nelson, main character of the film ''[A Simple Favour](/source/A_Simple_Favor_(film))''
* [Emily Pollifax](/source/Emily_Pollifax), heroine of The Mrs. Pollifax series of spy-mystery novels by [Dorothy Gilman](/source/Dorothy_Gilman)
* [Emily Prentiss](/source/Emily_Prentiss), on the CBS crime drama ''[Criminal Minds](/source/Criminal_Minds)''
* Emily Rose, the lead character of the film ''[Exorcism of Emily Rose](/source/Exorcism_of_Emily_Rose)''
* [Emily Quartermaine](/source/Emily_Quartermaine), on the ABC soap opera ''[General Hospital](/source/General_Hospital)''
* [Emily Byrd Starr](/source/Emily_Byrd_Starr), heroine of L. Maud Montgomery's ''[Emily of New Moon](/source/Emily_of_New_Moon)'' novels
* Emily Stewart, in ''[The Idolmaster Million Live!](/source/The_Idolmaster_Million_Live!)''
* [Emily Thorne](/source/Emily_Thorne), main character in the TV drama ''[Revenge](/source/Revenge_(TV_series))''
* Emily Valentine, in ''[Beverly Hills, 90210](/source/List_of_Beverly_Hills%2C_90210_characters)''
* [Emily Waltham](/source/List_of_Friends_and_Joey_characters), [Ross's](/source/Ross_Geller) second wife in the NBC sitcom ''[Friends](/source/Friends)''
* Emily Weiss, from the 1981 musical satire film ''[Shock Treatment](/source/Shock_Treatment)''
* [Emily Windsnap](/source/Emily_Windsnap), main character in a series of novels by [Liz Kessler](/source/Liz_Kessler)
* [Emily Young](/source/List_of_Twilight_characters), in ''[Twilight (novel series)](/source/Twilight_(novel_series))''
* Emily Zhang, mother of [Frank Zhang](/source/Frank_Zhang) in The Heroes of Olympus
* Emily, a non-playable [Mii](/source/Mii) opponent in the ''[Wii](/source/Wii_(video_game_series))'' series
* [Emily](/source/List_of_Power_Rangers_Samurai_characters), in the Nickelodeon TV series ''[Power Rangers Samurai](/source/Power_Rangers_Samurai)''
* Emily, a.k.a. [Miyuki Hoshizora](/source/Miyuki_Hoshizora), protagonist of ''[Glitter Force](/source/Glitter_Force)''/''[Smile PreCure!](/source/Smile_PreCure!)''
* Emily the Emerald Fairy, in the ''[Rainbow Magic](/source/Rainbow_Magic)'' book franchise
* Emily the Seraph, a supporting character in the animated series ''[Hazbin Hotel](/source/Hazbin_Hotel)''
* [Emily the Strange](/source/Emily_the_Strange), a cartoon character and merchandising mascot
* ''[See Emily Play](/source/See_Emily_Play)'', a song by rock band Pink Floyd,

==See also==
* [Amelia (given name)](/source/Amelia_(given_name))
* [Emil (given name)](/source/Emil_(given_name))
* [Emilee (given name)](/source/Emilee_(given_name))
* [Emilia (given name)](/source/Emilia_(given_name))
* [Émilie](/source/%C3%89milie), a French feminine given name
* [Emilie Meng](/source/Death_of_Emilie_Meng) (1998–2016), Danish teenager who was murdered
* [Emilio (given name)](/source/Emilio_(given_name))
* [Emma (given name)](/source/Emma_(given_name))

==Notes==
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{{Given name}}

Category:Feminine given names
Category:English feminine given names
Category:English-language feminine given names

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