Emilia Name Meaning

Gender: Female

Origin: Latin

Meaning: To Strive Or Excel Or Rival

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1. Meaning of the name "Emilia"

The name Emilia is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian, Hungarian origin meaning "rival". Emilia is the feminine form of the Roman clan name Aemilius, which derived from the Latin aemulus, meaning “rival.”

In Shakespeare’s Othello, Emilia is the wife of Iago and confidante of Desdemona. Amelia, although homonymous, has a different origin and meaning.

Emilia is emerging as a replacement Emily / Amelia. In modern pop culture, Emilia is the name of the main character in The Princess Diaries and the first name of the Game of Thrones and the solo star Emilia Clarke.

Emilia is currently very famous in a number of diverse cultures. It is near the top of the rankings in Iceland, Finland, Austria, Poland, and Chile.

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2. Variations of the name "Emilia"

Aemilia:

People with this name are excited about the change, adventure and excitement. They tend to be optimistic, vivacious, intelligent and easy to make. They can change, restless, untidy and rebellious.

People with this name have a deep silent need, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in and to explore deeper truths.

Emelia:

Emelia's name is the name of a girl of Eastern European origin.

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3. Top 3 Famous Person Named Emilia

Emilia Clarke:

Clarke was born in London and raised in Berkshire. Her father was a theater sound engineer, her mother was an entrepreneur, and her younger brother studied politics.

Clarke's interest in acting began when she was 3 years old after watching the Show Boat musical, which her father was working on at the time. She attended St Edward's School, Oxford from 2000-2005 and Rye St Antony School.

She then studied at the Drama Center London, graduating in 2009.

Emilia Pardo Bazán:

Emilia Pardo Bazán y de la Rúa-Figueroa (16 September 1851 – 12 May 1921), countess of Pardo Bazán, was a Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor, and professor.

She is best known for introducing naturalism into Spanish literature, for her detailed descriptions of reality and for her groundbreaking introduction of feminist ideas to her contemporary literature.

Her ideas about women's right to education also made her a prominent feminist.

Emilia Lanier:

Born Aemilia Bassano, Lanier was a member of the lady group through the appointment of her father as a royal musician. She was further educated in the family of Susan Bertie, Countess of Kent.

After the death of his parents, Lanier was the mistress of Henry Carey, the First Baron Hunsdon, the first cousin of Elizabeth I of England. In 1592, she became pregnant by Carey and later married court musician Alfonso Lanier, her cousin.

She has two children, but only one survives to adulthood. Lanier was largely forgotten for centuries, but the scholarly study of her work has increased dramatically in recent decades.

She is now remembered for her contribution to English literature through the publication of Salve Deus Rex Judasengum and is considered the first professional female poet in the English language.

Indeed, she is known as one of Britain's first feminist writers of any kind, and potentially the "dark woman" of the Shakespearean myth.

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