Meaning and background
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Emilie is an established feminine form of Aemilius in German, Scandinavian and Czech naming traditions. The reference supplies different German, Norwegian and Swedish readings, so the final letters need not sound like the English name Emily. If Emilie is chosen for a dog in honour of a person, that person's language and pronunciation make the connection clearer. Preserve the ie ending as part of the selected form, and introduce the intended sound directly rather than assuming every reader will interpret it the same way.
- Origin
- German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Emilie appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɛməli/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɛməli/ · primary stress on syllable 1EH1 M AH0 L IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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