Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name " Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil.

Popularity

Emily has been a popular name in the

English-speaking world The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English language, English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, making it the ...

, 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. It has declined in usage in some countries but has remained a well-used name all over the world. In 2022, it was the 31st most popular name given to girls in Canada. The popularity of the name in the 1990s and early years of the 21st century has given the name an everywoman 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'' and ''

Emily in Paris '' Emily in Paris'' is an American romantic comedy drama television series created by Darren Star for Netflix. The series stars Lily Collins as aspiring marketing executive Emily Cooper, an American who moves to Paris to provide an American p ...

''.

Name variants

Alternate forms include: *Aemilia (

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

) *Aemiliana (

) *Aemilianus (

) *Aemilius (

) *Aimil (

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

) *Aimilios (

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

) *Aimilia (

) *Ái My (

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

) *Amilia ( English) *Eemeli ( Finnish) *Eemi ( Finnish) *Eemil ( Finnish) *Eimíle ( Irish) *Emalee ( English) *Emelie ( Swedish) *Emiel ( Dutch) *Emily ( English) *Emil ( Bulgarian), ( Croatian), (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

), ( Danish), ( English), (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

), ( Hungarian), ( Icelandic), ( Indonesian), ( Macedonian), ( Norwegian), ( Polish), (

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

), (

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

), ( Serbian), ( Slovak), ( Slovene), ( Swedish) * Émile ( French) *Emilee ( English) *Emili ( Catalan) *Emili (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

), ( Hungarian) *Emília ( Hungarian), ( Portuguese), ( Slovak) *Emilía ( Icelandic) *Emilia ( Bulgarian), ( Danish), ( English), ( Finnish), (

), ( Indonesian), (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

), ( Norwegian), ( Polish), (

), (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

), ( Swedish) *Emilian ( Polish), (

) *Emiliana (

), Indonesian, ( Portuguese), (

) *Emiliano (

), (

) *Émilie ( French) *Emílie (

) *Emilie ( Danish), (

), ( Norwegian), ( Swedish) *Émilien ( French) *Émilienne ( French) *Emīlija ( Latvian) *Emilija ( Croatian), ( Lithuanian), ( Macedonian), ( Serbian), ( Slovene) *Emílio ( Portuguese) * Emilio (

), (

) *Emilios (

) *Emilis ( Lithuanian) *Emiliya ( Bulgarian) * Emīlija ( Latvian) *

Emlyn Emlyn was one of the seven cantrefi of Dyfed, an ancient district of Wales, which became part of Deheubarth in around 950. It consisted of the northern part of Dyfed bordering on the River Teifi. Its southern boundary followed the ridge of the ...

( Welsh) *Emmi ( Finnish) *Emmie ( English) *

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award catego ...

( English), ( French), ( Indonesian) *Emiri/えみり(

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

) * Emy ( French), ( Indonesian) *Milja ( Finnish) *Mille ( Danish), ( Norwegian), ( Swedish) *

Millie Millie is a feminine given name, or diminutive form of various other given names, such as Emily, Millicent, Mildred, Camille, Camilla, Camila, Emilia, Maximillian, or sometimes Amelia. People with the given name Notable people with the given ...

( English) * Milly ( English), ( Indonesian), ( Norwegian), ( Swedish) *Yemelyan (

)

People with the name

Academics

* Emily Ying Yang Chan (born 1974), Hong Kong SAR academic * Emily Hendree Stewart Park (1848-1910), president, Washington Seminary (Atlanta) * Emily Wick (1921–2013), American chemist at MIT

Actresses

Emily Barclay Emily Barclay Ward (born 24 October 1984) is a British-born New Zealand and Australian AFI award winning actress. Career Emily Barclay was born in Plymouth to a General practitioner and a landscape designer, and raised in Auckland, New Zealan ...

(born 1984), New Zealand actress * Emily Beecham (born 1984), English actress *

Emily Blunt Emily Olivia Laura Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Emily Blunt, several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition t ...

(born 1983), English actress * Emily Booth (born 1976), English actress and TV presenter * Emily Browning (born 1988), Australian actress * Emily Burnett (born 1996), Welsh actress *

Emily Coutts Emily Coutts (born July 4, 1989) is a Canadians, Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Keyla Detmer, a bridge officer, on the Paramount+ series ''Star Trek: Discovery''. A graduate of York University's drama program, Coutts has written, ...

(born 1989), Canadian actress * Emily Deschanel (born 1976), American actress *

Emily Gimmel Emily Gimmel (born May 17, 1984) is an American journalist, entrepreneur, businesswoman, and television personality. Biography Family Emily Gimmel's great-grandfather, Robert Gimmel, started Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc. in 1907; a company s ...

(born 1984), American journalist and TV personality *

Emily Hampshire Emily Hampshire is a Canadian-American actress. Her best known roles include Angelina in the 1998 romantic comedy ''Boy Meets Girl (1998 film), Boy Meets Girl'', Vivienne in the 2006 film ''Snow Cake'', Jennifer Goines in the Syfy drama series ' ...

(born 1981), Canadian actress * Emily Joyce (born 1969), British actress * Emily Kagan (born 1981), American mixed martial artist *

Emily Kinney Emily Rebecca Kinney (born August 15, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her role as Beth Greene on AMC (TV channel), AMC's horror drama television series ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' (2 ...

(born 1985), American actress, singer, and songwriter * Emily Lloyd (born 1970), British actress * Emily Lloyd-Saini, British actress, broadcaster, writer and comedian *

Emily Mortimer Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is a British and American actress and filmmaker. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award ...

(born 1971), English actress *

Emily Osment Emily Jordan Osment (born March 10, 1992) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Osment began her career as a child actress, appearing in numerous television shows and films, before co-starring as Gerti Gi ...

(born 1992), American actress and singer * Emily Perkins (born 1977), Canadian actress *

Emily Procter Emily Procter (born October 8, 1968) is an American actress and activist. She played Ainsley Hayes in the NBC political drama ''The West Wing'' (2000–2002; 2006) and Det. Calleigh Duquesne in the CBS police procedural drama '' CSI: Miami'' ...

(born 1968), American actress *

Emily Ratajkowski Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski ( , ; born June 7, 1991) is an American model and actress. Born in London to American parents and raised in Encinitas, California, she signed to Ford Models at a young age. Her modeling debut was on the cover of the Mar ...

(born 1991), American actress *

Emily Bett Rickards Emily Bett Rickards (born July 24, 1991) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse), Felicity Smoak on The CW series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', her first television credit. She reprised the role in the Ar ...

(born 1991), Canadian actress * Emily Robins (born 1989), New Zealand actress * Emily Rose (actress) (born 1981), American actress * Emily Rutherfurd (born 1974), American actress * Emily or

Emma Stone Emily Jean "Emma" Stone (born November 6, 1988) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2017, she was the world's highest-paid actr ...

(born 1988), American actress * Emily Vacchiano, American actress *

Emily VanCamp Emily Irene VanCamp (; born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She gained acclaim and international recognition for portraying the lead role of Emily Thorne on the ABC series ''Revenge'' (2011–2015). She also starred on the Fox medical dra ...

(born 1986), Canadian actress *

Emily Watson Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of ''Twelfth Night'' and ''Uncle Vanya'' at the Donmar Ware ...

(born 1967), English actress

Musicians

* Emily Armstrong (born 1986), American singer * Emily Bauer (born 1981), American singer *

Emily Haines Emily Savitri Haines (born 25 January 1974) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the rock band Metric and a member of the musical collective Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she has pe ...

(born 1974), Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter * Emily Magee (born 1968), American soprano * Emily Nokes, American writer, artist, music critic and musician *

Emily Remler Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist, active from the late 1970s until her death in 1990. Early life and influences Born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Remler began playing guitar at age ten. She li ...

(1957–1990), American jazz guitarist * Emily Robison (born 1972), American songwriter *

Emily Saliers Emily Ann Saliers (born July 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo Indigo Girls. Saliers sings soprano and plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments. Ea ...

(born 1963), American singer-songwriter *

Emily Smith (singer) Emily Smith (born 25 May 1981) is a Scottish folk singer from Dumfries and Galloway. She went to school at Wallace Hall and has a degree in Scottish music from The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.Emily Smith > Biography Retrieved o ...

(born 1981), Scottish folk singer *

Emily Wong Emily Wong may refer to: * Emily Wong (singer) (born 1990), Chinese Cantopop singer and actress * Emily Wong (soccer) (born 2007), Canadian soccer player * Emi Wong (born 1992), Hong Kong YouTuber See also: * Emme Wong (born 1981), Hong K ...

(born 1990), Chinese singer and actress

Sportswomen

* Emily Cross (born 1986), American foil fencer * Emily Csikos (born 1988), Canadian water polo player * Emily van Egmond (born 1993), Australian footballer * Emily Gielnik (born 1992), Australian footballer *

Emily Gillam Emily Gillam (born 5 September 1977) is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed ''The Black Sticks'', that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 C ...

(born 1977), New Zealand field hockey player * Emily Hallifax (born 2005), French diver * Emily Hughes (born 1989), American figure skater *

Emily Jacobson Emily Phillipa Jacobson (born December 2, 1985, in Decatur, Georgia) is an American Olympic sabre fencer. She won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games, and was 2004 Junior World Champion in women's saber. Background Jacobson was born ...

(born 1985), American saber fencer * Emily Kukors (born 1985), American swimmer * Emily LeSueur (born 1972), American synchronized swimmer * Emily Oberst (born 1998), American wheelchair basketball player * Emily Samuelson (born 1990), American figure skater *

Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm, Order of Australia, OAM (born 5 June 1992) is a retired Australian Swimming (sport), swimmer and television personality. She has appeared at four Olympic Games between Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and Swimming ...

(born 1992), Australian swimmer *

Emily Silver Emily Susan Silver (born October 9, 1985) is an American competitive swimmer, Olympic medalist, and swim coach. She was a member of the silver-medal-winning U.S. team of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She compete ...

(born 1985), American swimmer * Emily Hood Westacott (1910–1980), Australian tennis player * Emily Westwood (born 1984), English football player * Emily Whitehead (born 2000), Australian artistic gymnast

Writers

* Emily Barton (born 1969), American novelist * Emily Bazelon (born 1971), American journalist * Emily Lucas Blackall (1832–1892), American writer, philanthropist * Emily St. John Bouton (1837–1927), American educator, journalist, author, editor *

Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel, ''Wuthering Heights''. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte and Anne Bront� ...

(1818–1848), English novelist, author of ''Wuthering Heights'' * Emily Carr (1871–1945), Canadian artist and writer * Emily Thornton Charles (1845–1895), American poet, journalist, suffragist, newspaper founder *

Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massac ...

(1830–1886), American poet * Emily Steele Elliott (1836–1897), English religious writer *

Emily Gerard Emily Gerard (7 May 1849 – 11 January 1905), later Emily Laszowska, was a 19th-century Scottish author best known for the influence her collections of Transylvanian folklore had on Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ''Dracula''. Life Early life E ...

(1849–1905), Scottish author * Emily Goodrich Smith (1830–1903), American newspaper correspondent *

Emily Gravett Emily Gravett (born 1972) is an English author and illustrator of children's literature, children's picture books. For her debut book ''Wolves (book), Wolves'' published in 2005 and ''Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears'' published three years late ...

(born 1972), British children's author and illustrator * Emily Lowe (died 1882), British travel writer * Emily Arnold McCully (born 1939), American children's author * Emily Julian McManus (1865–1918), Canadian poet, author, and educator * Emily Mkamanga (1949–2021), Malawian writer and social commentator *

Emily Cheney Neville Emily Cheney Neville (December 28, 1919 – December 14, 1997) was an American people, American author. Her first book, ''It's Like This, Cat'' (1963), won the Newbery Medal in 1964. Personal life and education Neville was born on Decemb ...

(1919–1997), American author * Emily Sullivan Oakey (1829–1883), American educator, author, poet, hymnist * Emily Rebecca Page (1823–1908), American poet * Emily Augusta Patmore (1824–1862),British author,

Pre-Raphaelite The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB), later known as the Pre-Raphaelites, was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, ...

muse, inspiration for poem ''

The Angel in the House ''The Angel in the House'' is a narrative poem by Coventry Patmore, first published in 1854 and expanded until 1862. Although largely ignored upon publication, it became enormously popular in the United States during the later 19th century and ...

''. * Emily Perkins (novelist) (born 1970), New Zealand author * Emily Jane Pfeiffer (1827–1890), Welsh poet, philanthropist *

Emily Post Emily Post ( Price; October 27, 1872 – September 25, 1960) was an American author, novelist, and socialite famous for writing about etiquette. Early life and education Post was born Emily Bruce Price in Baltimore, Maryland, possibly in Octob ...

(1872–1960), American author on etiquette * Emily Prager, American author and journalist * Emily Lee Sherwood Ragan (1839–1916), American author, journalist * Emily Smith (author), British children's author * Emily Elizabeth Veeder (1841–1898), American author

Others

* Emily Ayckbowm (1836–1900), English founder of the Community of the Sisters of the Church * Emily Bisharat (died 2004), Jordanian suffragette, philanthropist, and the first female lawyer in the Kingdom of Jordan *

Emily Blackwell Emily Blackwell (October 8, 1826 – September 7, 1910) was an American physician and women's rights activist. She was the second woman to earn a Doctor of Medicine, medical degree at what is now Case Western Reserve University, after Nancy Talbo ...

(1826–1910), American academic * Emily Blathwayt (1852–1940), British suffragette, mother of Mary Blathwayt * Emily Rose Bleby (1849–1917), Jamaican-born British temperance reformer *

Emily Brooke Emily Sophie Hastings Brooke (born November 1985) is a British inventor, industrial designer and entrepreneur known for having developed the Beryl (company), Beryl (formerly Blaze) Laserlights used for Santander Cycles (the London bike rental ...

(born 1985), British inventor *

Emmelia of Caesarea Emmelia of Caesarea (Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife ...

or Saint Emily (died 375), mother of Basil the Great * Emily Callaway (fl.2022), American politician * Emily Carmichael (born 1981), American film director, screenwriter, and animator * Emily Parmely Collins (1814–1909), American suffragist, activist, writer * Emily M. J. Cooley (1831–1917), American religious and temperance leader *

Emily Davison Emily Wilding Davison (11 October 1872 – 8 June 1913) was an English suffragette who fought for Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Polit ...

(1872–1913), British suffragette * Emily Dievendorf, American politician * Emily Donelson (1807–1836), daughter-in-law of and First Lady under

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before Presidency of Andrew Jackson, his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses ...

* Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961), American academic, pacifist and Nobel Laureate * Emily Harris, terrorist with the Symbionese Liberation Army *

Emily Hobhouse Emily Hobhouse (9 April 1860 – 8 June 1926) was a British welfare campaigner, anti-war activist, and pacifist. She is primarily remembered for bringing to the attention of the British public, and working to change, the deprived conditions i ...

(1860–1926), British welfare campaigner * Emily Caroline Chandler Hodgin (1838–1907), American temperance reformer * Emily Pangnerk Illuitok (1943–2012), Inuk artist * Emily Jones (2013–2020), English murder victim *

Emily Kame Kngwarreye Emily Kam Kngwarray (c.1914-1996) was born in her Ancestral lands, Alhalker located in the Sandover region of the Northern Territory, Australia. One of the world’s most significant contemporary painters to emerge in the twentieth century Kngw ...

(1910–1996), indigenous Australian artist * Emily L. Loveridge (1860–1941), American nurse, educator, school founder, and hospital superintendent * Emily Waita Macharia (born 1979), Kenyan public relations officer * Emily Nelson Ritchie McLean (1859–1916), American civic leader * Emily Morse (born 1970), American sex therapist, author, and media personality *

Emily Murphy Emily Murphy (born Emily Gowan Ferguson; 14 March 186826 October 1933) was a Canadian women's rights activist and author. In 1916, she became the first female magistrate in Canada and the fifth in the British Empire after Elizabeth Webb Nichol ...

(1868–1933), Canadian feminist * Emily Pankhurst (1858–1928), English political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement * Emily Austin Perry (1795–1851), Texas historical figure * Emily McGary Selinger (1848–1927), American painter, writer, poet, educator * Emily Shenkl (1910–1996), a leader in the Indian Independence Movement * Emily Sherwin, American law professor * Emily Pitts Stevens (1841–1906), American educator, activist, editor, publisher * Emily Taylor (1795–1872), English schoolmistress, poet, children's writer, hymnwriter * Emily Vontz (born 2000), German politician * Emily Waheneka (1919–2008), Native American artist * Emily Wong (born 1992), known as

Emi Wong Emily Wong Lok-ting (; born January 1992) is a Hong Kong YouTuber who makes fitness, lifestyle, and travelling videos. She started posting videos on her YouTube channel, Emi Wong • StayFitandTravel, in April 2017. Born in Toronto, Ontario, W ...

, Hong Kong YouTuber who makes fitness, lifestyle, and travelling videos * Emily Kathryn Wyant (1897–1942), American mathematician * Emily Young (born 1951), British sculptor * Emily Young (film director) (born 1970), English film director and screenwriter * 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 "The Knight's Tale" () is the first tale from Geoffrey Chaucer's '' The Canterbury Tales''. The Knight is described by Chaucer in the " General Prologue" as the person of highest social standing amongst the pilgrims, though his manners and c ...

'' * Emily Arrow, main female character in

Patricia Reilly Giff Patricia Reilly Giff (April 26, 1935 – June 22, 2021) was an American author and teacher born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She was educated at Marymount Manhattan College, where she was awarded a B.A. degree, and St. John's Universit ...

’s ''Polk Street School'' series * Emily, a character in ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' * Emily Barham, the female lead in the 1964 film ''

The Americanization of Emily ''The Americanization of Emily'' is a 1964 American black-and-white black comedy anti-war film directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Paddy Chayefsky, and starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, Joyce Grenfell, a ...

'', played by Julie Andrews * Emily Bartlett, heroine of

Beverly Cleary Beverly or Beverley may refer to: Places Australia * Beverley, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide * Beverley, Western Australia, a town * Shire of Beverley, Western Australia Canada * Beverly, Alberta, a town that amalgamated with the City ...

's '' Emily's Runaway Imagination'' * Emily Bennett, in the CW fantasy-drama TV series ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'' * Emily Bennett,

American Girl American Girl is an American line of dolls released on May 5, 1986, by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old girls of various ethnicities, faiths, nationalities, and social classes throughout different time periods ...

character, best friend of Molly McIntire * Emily Bishop, in the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' * Emily Bung, in ''

Carry On Screaming ''Carry On Screaming!'' is a 1966 British comedy horror film, the twelfth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was the last of the series to be made by Anglo-Amalgamated before the series moved to The Rank Organisation. Of ...

'' * Emily Byrne, main character of the '' Absentia'' TV series * '' 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'' * Emily Drozynski, main character in the western drama ''

Yellowstone (American TV series) ''Yellowstone'' is an American Contemporary Western, neo-Western Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson for Paramount Network. The series premiered on June 20, 2018, and ended on December ...

'' * Emily Dyer, a survivor in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a 2018 free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by the Chinese company NetEase(网易) in cooperation with Behaviour Interactive, creators of the similar game Dead by Daylight. Play ...

'' * Emily-Elizabeth, in the PBS animated preschool TV and book series ''

Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series which focuses on the adventures of an 8-year old blonde haired girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a gigantic, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published ...

'', voiced by

Grey DeLisle Grey DeLisle (; born Erin Grey Van Oosbree; August 24, 1973), sometimes credited as Grey Griffin, is an American voice actress and singer-songwriter. DeLisle is known for various roles in animated productions and video games. On September 27, ...

* Emily the Emerald Fairy, in the '' Rainbow Magic'' book franchise * Emily Eyefinger, main character of the ''Emily Eyefinger'' series about a girl with an eye on her finger *

Emily Fields Emily Catherine Fields is a fictional character created in 2006 by author Sara Shepard. She is a character in both ''Pretty Little Liars books and television series, and initially appears as a " jock girl" and one of the main protagonists o ...

, major character in the TV series ''

Pretty Little Liars ''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...

'' * Emily Fitch, in the TV series '' Skins'' * Emily Gilmore, in the TV series ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. The show ran fo ...

'' * Emily Grierson, main character of William Faulkner's short story " A Rose for Emily" * Emily Kaldwin, of ''

Dishonored ''Dishonored'' is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, ''Dishonored'' follows the story of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to th ...

'' series * Emily Merrimack, the main title characters from '' 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 ''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...

'' * Emily Nelson, main character from '' A Simple Favour'' *

Emily Pollifax Mrs. Emily Pollifax is the heroine of a series of spy- mystery novels by Dorothy Gilman. Character overview Mrs. Pollifax is a widow and senior citizen who decides one day to leave her comfortable apartment in New Brunswick, New Jersey and j ...

, heroine of The Mrs. Pollifax series of spy-mystery novels by

Dorothy Gilman Dorothy Edith Gilman (June 25, 1923 – February 2, 2012) was an American writer. She is best known for the Mrs. Pollifax series. Begun in a time when women in mystery meant Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and international espionage meant young ...

* Emily Prentiss, on the CBS crime drama ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral ...

'' * Emily Rose, the lead character of the film '' Exorcism of Emily Rose'' * Emily Quartermaine, on the ABC soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' * Emily Byrd Starr, heroine of L. Maud Montgomery's ''

Emily of New Moon ''Emily of New Moon'' is the first in a series of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery about a Canadian orphan girl growing up in Prince Edward Island. Montgomery is also the author of ''Anne of Green Gables'' series. It was first published in 1923. ...

'' novels * Emily Stewart, in '' The Idolmaster Million Live!'' * Emily Thorne, main character in the TV drama ''

Revenge Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more fo ...

'' * Emily Valentine, a character in ''

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, Ross's second wife in NBC sitcom ''

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, cartoon character and merchandising mascot * Emily, a non-playable Mii opponent in the ''

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, a supporting character in the animated series ''

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