"The name "Emma Peel" is a play on the phrase "Man Appeal" or "M. Appeal", which the production team stated was one of the required elements of the character." Source: Book: The Complete Avengers: The Full Story of Britain's Smash Crime-Fighting Team! by ...
By the way: Diana Rigg was a Bond girl too, in At Her Majesty Secret Service. George Lazenby playing Bond, and marrying Rigg for just a few initial moments of the film. Cheers! Abel