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Emmeline

American  
[em-uh-leen, -lahyn] / ˈɛm əˌlin, -ˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Amelia.


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He hangs out with the suffragist leader Emmeline Pankhurst; hobnobs with King Edward VII; writes screenplays for Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It follows a report in The Sun saying that proposed new names included Elizabethtown, after the late Queen, Pankhurst, named after the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurt, and Athelstan, considered the first king of England.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

The idea to take action to improve the lives of California’s foster children initially came to Bale when his daughter, Emmeline Bale, was just 3 years old in the early 2000s.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

Built more than 140 years ago, its visitors have included suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst and The Beatles.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024

Of course, women from Elizabeth I to Emmeline Pankhurst have from time to time given blistering speeches.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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