Emily

or Em·i·lie

[ em-uh-lee ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”

Example Sentences

Her role operates as more of a device than that of Ellis’ Emily or Stephanie Beatriz’s retirement community director Didi, whose emotional bond to the residents reflects the level of care Charles is advised to refrain from having, but that can’t be helped.

From Salon

In Emily’s household, everybody is a “bro,” which makes her erudite father’s distance even more infuriating.

From Salon

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections and their involvement with sexual-assault allegations; the Texas elementary school curriculum that incorporates the Bible; and coming changes to health care with The Washington Post’s Dan Diamond.

From Slate

Emily Bazelon is a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine, the author of Charged and Sticks and Stones, and co-host of the Slate Political Gabfest.

From Slate

Charles and Emily love one another without being exactly close.

From Los Angeles Times