At a Glance: Name: Emi – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: EH-mee
Emi is a Japanese girl's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Emi
Origin: Japanese.
A common claim: Emi means 'beautiful blessing' Actually: That's only true for certain kanji spellings (e.g. blessing+beauty); other equally valid kanji for 'Emi' carry entirely different meanings, so there's no single fixed meaning without knowing the kanji.
How to Pronounce Emi
Phonetic: EH-mee IPA: /ˈɛmi/
Popularity of Emi
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1916–2024.
Lists That Include Emi
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