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Emmeline (female)

Variants:Emblyn (F) Emeline (F)
Derivative of:Amelia (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG

Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:

English, and occasional French, variant of the French name Emeline [q.v.], of Teutonic origin, possibly meaning "labour".

Chambers suggests Emmeline could be a derivative of Amelia.
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