Can we use Emil if we are not French?

[Thesmallestofthemall]

Hiya, we really love the name Emil Isaac and wondered if we could use it? We have no French connections at all.

Pourquoi pas?

Yes, if you want it pronounced Emeel to rhyme with seal then maybe add an e (Emile) or else it will be pronounced as Emil to rhyme with mill.

I know a German Emil

Of course you can. Emil isn't even A French name. Emile is though.

It's not French. The French for is Emile.
It's pronounced Em-il. Use Emile to get the Em-EEL pronunciation. Love Emil.

It's really popular here in Sweden. Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking, had another series of books about a boy called Emil.

I thought Emil was the English version, and the French one Emile. Pronounced as MidnightVelvet described. I know one, whose parents chose it for that reason.

Love it! Definitely use it

Of all the Emils I've met, none have been French

I love it! Use it!

If you were French, he'd be Emile.
If you want to call him Emil, you can, but personally, I don't love it.

Lovely name, doesn't sound particularly French to me

Not French, also not English, so if you are English... odd.

The only Emil I know is German

I know two Emils - one Danish, one German!

Emil is German

Émile is French

Do it! My daughter has a French name and whilst I've yet to meet another girl with her name in the U.K. it's a top 10 name in Germany. I have no French connections and I imagine all of those in Germany who have used it probably don't either.

I know a South African Emil and they pronounce it Emeel. Lovely name.