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Emel

/EHMUHⱢ/
Slavic Female

Emel is a Slavic name meaning "Desire". It originates from United Arab Emirates, Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, BE. The etymology of Emel is uncertain, potentially deriving from Turkish or other Turkic languages with roots relating to ambition or longing, or possibly evolving as a modern given name.

Language Slavic
Gender Female
Phonetic EHMUHⱢ
IPA ˈɛməɫ

Say it as EHMUHⱢ. Keep the original Slavic phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.

  • · Emel Sayın - Turkish singer
  • · Emel Mathlouthi - Tunisian singer and songwriter

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