Em - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Em \em\, also used as boy's name Em, is a variant of Amelia (Latin, Old German), Emily (Latin), Emma (Old French, Old German) and Esmeralda (Spanish), and the meaning of Em is "industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal; emerald".

The baby name Em sounds like Ema, Ama, Emmy, Amy, Ami, Ame, Emmi, Ima, Emme, Oma and Uma. Other similar baby names are El, Ena, Esme, Esma, Cam, Eve, Eva, Eda, Ede, Edy, Edi, Edma, Ela, Eir, Eli, Elma, Emer, Erma, Evy, Eba, Gem, Eman, Eyo, Kim, Kym, Mo, Mim, Pam, Sam and Tam.

Em is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#29054 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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