Meaning:
Its source is Aemilius, a Latin name meaning "Eager."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in German, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Romanian.
Non-English Forms: Emile, Emilio and Aemilio
Popularity:
The name Emil ranked 501st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Narrative:
This Roman family name also may have meant ''laborious'' or ''rival.''