Emmaline is an English spelling of Emmeline, a Norman French name from the Germanic root amal, meaning "work" or "industrious"; the modern spelling leans on Emma for its look. Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is the best-known bearer of the older form. Emmaline joined the US top 1000 in 2012, reached number 873 in 2014 and has slipped back to number 1,236 in 2025.