Emily

Emily is a common feminine name in Western society. For more on the name, see Emily (given name).

The name may refer to:

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

 Emily Pollock (born 2003), Canadian 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 Barham, the female lead in the 1964 movie The Americanization of Emily, played by Julie Andrews
• Emily Bartlett, heroine of Beverly Cleary's Emily's Runaway Imagination
• Emily Bennett, supporting character in the Molly McIntire series of American Girl books and related toys
• Emily Bennett, character in the American fantasy-drama television series The Vampire Diaries
• 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 (TV series)
• 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 Alien Nation (1989 TV series)
• 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.
• H8K Emily Flying Boat, 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

See also

• Émilie, a French feminine given name
• Emilian (disambiguation)
• Emiliana (disambiguation)
• List of most popular given names
• EMILY's List, political action committee in the United States
• Amélie, 2001 romantic comedy film
• Amelia (disambiguation)