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    Emmeline

    EM-uh-leen

    Germanic/French
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Industrious; Hardworking; Rival
    Origin
    Germanic/French
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Emmeline does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Industrious; Hardworking; Rival", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Emmeline.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Emmeline works willingly — industrious hands transformed to worship, every task heartily done as unto the Lord.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Proverbs 31:13

      "She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands."

    • Colossians 3:23

      "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men."

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