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Résumé
- No one named Emilia appears in the Bible, in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek or any translation.
- Emilia is the feminine form of Aemilius, the name of a patrician family of ancient Rome, usually traced to Latin aemulus, “rival.”
- The New Testament names women with names of the same kind: Julia (Romans 16:15) and Claudia (2 Timothy 4:21).
- Amelia is a different name, from the Germanic element amal.
- The mother of Basil the Great is often called Emilia, but her Greek name was Emmelia, “harmony.” Blessed Emilia Bicchieri and Saint Émilie de Vialar bore the name itself.
- Emilia ranked first in Austria in 2024 and has ranked between 40th and 45th in the United States since 2019.
Bibliographie (cliquer pour afficher)
- Behind the Name, “Emilia,” “Emily,” “Emil,” “Amelia,” “Amalia,” “Julia” and “Claudia,” with United States and European popularity figures. https://www.behindthename.com/name/emilia
- “Aemilia gens,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aemilia_gens
- “Via Aemilia,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Aemilia
- “Emmelia of Caesarea,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmelia_of_Caesarea
- Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, “ἐμμέλεια,” Perseus Digital Library. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=e)mme/leia
- “Emilia Bicchieri,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Bicchieri
- “Emilie de Vialar,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilie_de_Vialar
- Scripture references: Romans 16:15; 2 Timothy 4:21 (English Standard Version).
