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Emiliano

Say it eh-mee-LYAH-noh

Meaning today: Rival, eager, industrious
Original meaning: "of the Aemilius family; the name is linked with aemulor, "to rival"" Lewis & Short, s.v. Aemilius
Say it: eh-mee-LYAH-noh
Other spellings: Emilian, Emilio

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Emiliano meaning

Emiliano is an international and Christian boy's name of Latin origin (via Spanish and Italian).

Of the Aemilius family; the name is linked with aemulor, "to rival"

Also used to mean: eager, industrious

Emiliano is the Spanish and Italian form of the Latin name Aemilianus, "belonging to the Aemilius family". Lewis & Short describe the Aemilii as a Roman family famous for its illustrious men, such as Aemilius Paullus, and link the name to the verb aemulor, "to rival, to try to equal", the root of English emulate; that is why name lists give "rival" or "eager to excel". The best-known modern bearer is Emiliano Zapata, the Mexican revolutionary whose slogan was "Land and Liberty". The name is used across the Spanish-speaking world. For Indian families its flowing sound fits well with Indian surnames.

Source: Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879), s.v. Aemilius · entry Aemĭlĭus · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Lewis & Short, Aemilius (Logeion) · Britannica, Emiliano Zapata