Emine
From the Hebrew for "trustworthy, faithful", carried into Polish through Turkish use. Only about 130 women here hold it, so most Poles will never meet one.
Emine Pronunciation
Emine is pronounced e-MEE-ne (/ɛˈminɛ/).
What Emine means
Where Emine comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Emine reaches Polish name registers by way of Turkey, though its root runs back to Hebrew. The Hebrew verb aman means to be firm, to be faithful. From that same root comes the word amen, the small word of assent said at the close of a prayer. So the meaning carried by Emine, trustworthy and faithful, sits close to the origin rather than being pinned on later.
In Turkish the name settled as Emine and spread widely. Emine Erdoğan, wife of the Turkish president, is one bearer a Polish reader can look up today. A child named Emine will likely be the only Emine on her class register, the one Turkish thread in a Polish room.
The name holds no diminutive, no cross-gender pair. It stands as Emine, one form. What it means is plain: faithful, trustworthy.
How many people are named Emine
1 in 165763 women in Poland is named Emine. 136 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2828 among female names.
Emine's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Emine as a middle name
Emine is a first name for 136 women in Poland and a middle name for another 18, an 88/12 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1715th, between Elke (18) and Favour (18).
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#1713 Edelgard18
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#1714 Elke18
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#1715 Emine18
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#1716 Favour18
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#1717 Georgiana18