The Meaning Behind the Name

Everyone wanders what their names mean. Seriously, who hasn’t? Some are cooler than others, but nonetheless they all have meanings. Recently, because of this school project I discovered mine. Apparently Emily has been a very popular name for the past 10 years or so. The name Emily was the second most popular female baby name for the past decade (2000-2009). The name Emily itself actually means industrious, admiring, eager, rival, and conscientious. I actually discovered that my name has some fun facts. Emily seemed to be a popular name for tv shows because it is the name of one of the main steam engines on the show "Thomas and Friends" and it was the name of the main character of the Nickelodean show "Pinwheel" which was about a girl named Emily who would only wear red. The name Emily also proved to be popular for songs because it was the title of a Bowling for Soup song and a Dave Koz song. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of name. I'm not really sure if people think I look like an Emily or not, but either way I don't like it that much. My parents must have thought otherwise though. When I asked my mother why she chose my name, she simply said because she liked it and they didn't know many Emilys. Ironically, Emily is and has been one of the most popular girl names for decades. My parents also said they didn't name me after anyone; to them it was just a unique, random name. As I've said I don't like my name very much so of course I was curious as to what other names were under consideration. The only other names under consideration were Lauren, Ashley, and Elizabeth. There were no boy names under consideration because my mom said she just knew that I was going to be a girl. The name Emily, however, does provide me with some cute nicknames. My friends and family have a couple nicknames for me which include Em, Emmi, or M&M.