Emmeline

Emmeline is an Emma relative and Emily cousin that is destined for greater use in the wake of the megapopularity of those two names. A recommended Nameberry fave, Emmeline hopped onto the US Top 1000 in 2014 for the first time ever. While it is genuinely an old name, it was rarely used a century ago; only 17 baby girls were named Emmeline in 1915, the same number as were named Ernie!

A popular medieval name, Emmeline was introduced to Britain by the Normans. It appeared as a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, and is famous in Britain as the name of the illustrious suffragette, Emmeline Pankhurst. Way back in 1980, it was the name of young Brooke Shields's innocent character in The Blue Lagoon. More recently, Emmeline Vance was a witch in the Harry Potter series.

Christian Bale has a daughter named Emmeline.

Gender

Girl

Meaning

work

Origin

Old French form of archaic German Amal

Numerology

E is for elegant, born within you.

M is for musical, your hidden talent!

M is for mild, your mild and gentle way.

E is for enrich, a quality you share.

L is for lucky, who is more?

I is for interest, you show in others.

N is for neatness, your orderly way.

E is for excellence, your passion, your drive.

Lucky

Emmeline lucky number is 4.

In numerology, 4 has an earthy-energy and is centered around fortifying its roots. 4 adamantly believes in the physical world and knows that investing in a solid infrastructure is necessary for building a lasting legacy. Practical, hardworking, and responsible, the vibration of the number 4 is focused on creating logical systems that can support scalable growth.

Famous People Named Emmeline

• Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells American journalist and poet
• Emmeline Pankhurst English suffragette
• Emmeline Pethick Lawrence, Baroness Pethick,Lawrence, English feminist
• Emmeline Ndongue French Olympic basketball player
• Emmeline Stuart Wortley, English poet and writer

Emmeline in Pop Culture

• "Emmeline The Orphan of the Castle," novel by Charlotte Turner Smith and its main character
• Emmeline Vance character from the 'Harry Potter' series
• Emmeline character in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Emmeline Hartford character in "The House At Riverton" by Kate Morton
• Emmeline Lestrange character in the original novel/film "The Blue Lagoon"