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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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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

The invitation also uses imagery from the legendary Hacienda nightclub and Factory Records, and a photo of Manchester-born suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

The painting was targeted in 1914 by the suffragette Mary Richardson to protest the imprisonment of fellow women’s rights activist Emmeline Pankhurst.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

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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