Emily

Emily is a common feminine name in Western society. For more on the name, see Emily (given name). Emily is typically a girl's name. She may be sweet and kind but also is one to copy homework. She also messes up spelling. She is pretty but not always the smartest

The name may be shortened to: Emmy, Em

People

Actresses

Emily Barclay (born 1984), New Zealand actress
Emily Blunt (born 1983), English actress
Emily Browning (born 1988), Australian actress
Emily Booth (born 1976), English actress and TV presenter
Emily Deschanel (born 1976), American actress
Emily Gimmel (born 1984), American journalist and TV personality
Emily Hampshire (born 1981), Canadian actress
Emily Joyce (born 1969), British actress
Emily Lloyd (born 1970), British actress
Emily Mortimer (born 1971), English actress
Emily Osment (born 1992), American actress
Emily Perkins (born 1977), Canadian actress
Emily Procter (born 1968), American actress
Emily Ratajkowski, American 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 (born 1988), American actress
Emily VanCamp (born 1986), Canadian actress
Emily Watson (born 1967), English actress

Musicians

Emily Bauer (born 1981), American singer
Emily Haines (born 1974), Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter
Emily Magee (born 1968), American soprano
Emily Remler (1957–1990), American jazz guitarist
Emily Robison (born 1972), American songwriter
Emily Saliers (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
Emily Smith (singer) (born 1981), Scottish folk singer

Sportswomen

Emily Cross (born 1986), American foil fencer
Emily Csikos (born 1988), Canadian water polo player
Emily Gillam (born 1977), New Zealand field hockey player
Emily Hughes (born 1989), American figure skater
Emily Jacobson (born 1985), American saber fencer
Emily Kukors (born 1985), American swimmer
Emily Lesueur (born 1972), American synchronized swimmer
Emily Samuelson (born 1990), American figure skater
Emily Seebohm (born 1992), Australian swimmer
Emily Silver (born 1985), American swimmer
Emily Hood Westacott (1910–1980), Australian tennis player
Emily Westwood (born 1984), English football player

Writers

Emily Barton (born 1969), American novelist
Emily Bazelon (born 1971), American journalist
Emily Brontë (1818–1848), English novelist, author of Wuthering Heights
Emily Carr (1871–1945), Canadian artist and writer
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), American poet
Emily Gerard (1849–1905), British author
Emily Gravett (born 1972), British children's author and illustrator
Emily Arnold McCully (born 1939), American children's author
Emily Cheney Neville (1919–1997), American author
Emily Perkins (novelist) (born 1970), New Zealand author
Emily Prager, American author and journalist
Emily Smith (author), British children's author

Others

Emily Ayckbown (1836–1900), English founder of the Community of the Sisters of the Church
Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), American academic
Emily Davison (1872–1913), British suffragette
Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961), American academic, pacifist and Nobel Laureate
Emily Hobhouse (1860–1926), British welfare campaigner
Emily Murphy (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 Post (1872–1960), American author on etiquette
Emily Shenkl (1910–1996), a leader in the Indian Independence Movement
Emily Young (born 1951), British sculptor
Emily Young (film director) (born 1970), English film director and screenwriter

Characters

Emily (Emelye), the maiden whose hand cousins Arcite and Palamon compete for in the The Knight's Tale, the first tale from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
Emily Bartlett, heroine of Beverly Cleary's Emily's Runaway Imagination
Emily Bishop, character in the British soap opera Coronation Street
Emily Duff, a character from Tiny Toon Adventures
Emily Elizabeth, a character from Clifford the Big Red Dog and Clifford's Puppy Days
Emily Eyefinger, main character of the Emily Eyefinger series about a girl with an eye on her finger
Emily Fields, major character in the TV series Pretty Little Liars and the novel series of the same name by Sara Shepard
Emily Fitch, character in the TV series Skins
Emily Francisco, character in the TV series Alien Nation
Emily Gilmore, character in the TV series Gilmore Girls
Emily Grierson, main character of the William Faulkner short story "A Rose for Emily"
Emily Hartwood, a character in the video game series Alone in the Dark
Emily Lightman, character in the FOX drama Lie to Me
Emily Pollifax, heroine of a series of spy-mystery novels by Dorothy Gilman
Emily Prentiss, character on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds
Emily Quartermaine, character on the soap opera General Hospital
Emily Byrd Starr, heroine of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Emily of New Moon novels
Emily Thorne, main character in the TV series Revenge
Emily Windsnap, main character in a series of novels by Liz Kessler
Emily Wyatt, a character in the video game Deadly Premonition
Emily Young, character in The Twilight Saga
Emily the Strange, cartoon character and merchandising mascot
Emily, major character in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Emily, character in the comic strip Peanuts
Emily, character in the TV series Power Rangers Samurai
Emily (Thomas & Friends), anthropomorphic steam locomotive in the children's TV series Thomas & Friends

Music

"Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film The Americanization of Emily
"Emily" (Dave Koz song),a 1990 song on Dave Koz's album Dave Koz
"Emily" (Bowling for Soup song),a 2003 song on Bowling for Soup's album Drunk Enough to Dance
"Emily", song on Adam Green's album Gemstones
"Emily", song on Alice in Videoland's album Outrageous!
"Emily", song on Elton John's album The One
"Emily", song on Asian versions of Feeder's album Comfort in Sound
"Emily", song on From First to Last's album Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count
"Emily", song on Kelly Jones' album Only the Names Have Been Changed
"Emily", song on Joanna Newsom's album Ys
"Emily", song on Manic Street Preachers' album Lifeblood
"Emily", song on Michael W. Smith's album Go West Young Man
"Emily", song on Mika's album The Origin of Love
"Emily", song on The Mowgli's album Waiting for the Dawn
"Emily", song on Since October's album This Is My Heart
"Emily", song by Stephen Fretwell, on The Acoustic Album
"Emily", song by Lower Than Atlantis's album Lower Than Atlantis
Emily, an EP by Lower Than Atlantis

Television and film

Emily (TV series), French cartoon series
Emily (The X-Files), two-part episode of The X-Files
Emilie, English title of the Quebec TV series Les Filles de Caleb
Emily (film), 1976 film
"Emily" (Skins), an episode of the British teen drama Skins

Other uses

E.M.I.L.Y., a robotic lifesaving device
Emily, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Allied identification code for the Japanese Kawanishi H8K flying boat, used in World War II
Tropical Storm Emily (disambiguation), various tropical cyclones
Emily Township, Ontario, Canada