EMMA female English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal". It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife both of king Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confessor) and later of king Canute. It was also borne by an 11th-century Austrian saint, who is sometimes called Hemma.After the Norman conquest this name became common in England. It was revived in the 18th century, perhaps in part due to Matthew Prior's poem 'Henry and Emma' (1709). It was also used by Jane Austen for the central character, the matchmaker Emma Woodhouse, in her novel 'Emma' (1816). | ||||||||||||||||||||
EMILY female English English feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). In the English-speaking world it was not common until after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century; the princess Amelia Sophia (1711-1786) was commonly known as Emily in English, even though Amelia is an unrelated name.Famous bearers include the British author Emily Brontë (1818-1848), who wrote 'Wuthering Heights', and the American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). | ||||||||||||||||||||
FULL FORMS |
ENGLISH: Amilia, Emalee, Emely, Emilee, Emilia, Emily, Emma, Emmalyn, Erma, Irma |
EQUIVALENTS |
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Emma, Ima, Irma |
ANCIENT ROMAN: Aemilia |
BULGARIAN: Emiliya |
CROATIAN: Ema, Emilija |
CZECH: Ema, Emílie |
DANISH: Emilia, Emilie, Emma |
DUTCH: Emma, Emmy, Ima, Irma |
ENGLISH: Em, Emmy, Millie, Milly |
FINNISH: Emilia, Emma, Emmi, Irma |
FRENCH: Émilie, Emma |
GEORGIAN: Irma |
GERMAN: Emilie, Emma, Irma |
HUNGARIAN: Emília, Irma, Irmuska |
ICELANDIC: Emilía, Emma |
ITALIAN: Emilia, Emma, Irma |
LATVIAN: Emīlija |
LITHUANIAN: Emilija, Irma |
MACEDONIAN: Emilija |
NORWEGIAN: Emilia, Emilie, Emma, Milly |
POLISH: Emilia |
PORTUGUESE: Ema, Emília |
ROMANIAN: Emilia |
SERBIAN: Emilija |
SLOVAK: Ema, Emília |
SLOVENE: Ema, Emilija |
SPANISH: Ema, Emilia, Emma, Irma |
SWEDISH: Emelie, Emilia, Emilie, Emma, Milly |
MASCULINE FORMS |
ANCIENT ROMAN: Aemilius |
BULGARIAN: Emil |
CROATIAN: Emil |
CZECH: Emil |
DANISH: Emil |
ENGLISH: Emil |
FINNISH: Eemeli, Eemil |
FRENCH: Émile |
GERMAN: Emil |
HUNGARIAN: Emil |
ICELANDIC: Emil |
ITALIAN: Emilio |
LITHUANIAN: Emilis |
MACEDONIAN: Emil |
NORWEGIAN: Emil |
POLISH: Emil |
PORTUGUESE: Emilio |
ROMANIAN: Emil |
SERBIAN: Emil |
SLOVENE: Emil |
SPANISH: Emilio |
SWEDISH: Emil |
OTHER FORMS |
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Arminius |
ANCIENT ROMAN: Aemiliana, Aemilianus |
ENGLISH: Emmet, Emmett |
FRENCH: Émilien, Émilienne |
GERMAN: Armin |
ITALIAN: Emiliana, Emiliano |
PORTUGUESE: Emiliana |
ROMANIAN: Emilian |
RUSSIAN: Yemelyan |
SPANISH: Emiliana, Emiliano |
WELSH: Emlyn |