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Emma is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic word ermen , meaning "whole" or "universal". [ 1 ] It likely originated as a short form of names such as Ermengarde or Ermentrude .
Ermentrude or Ermintrude is a feminine given name of German origin derived from the elements ermen or irmen, meaning "wholeness", and traut or trût, meaning "beloved", or þryþ, meaning "strength". The name Emma evolved as a short form of names such as Ermentrude. [1] Notable people with the name include: Erminethrudis (died c. 600), a ...
Emmy is a feminine (sometimes also masculine) given name.. Orthographic variants include Emme, Emmi and Emmie. The name is in many instances a hypocoristic of either Emma (itself being in origin a hypocoristic of a number of ancient Germanic names beginning in Ermen-) or Emily, or Emmanuel ().
The top 10 girl names in Italy in 2020, the most recent year counted, include Sofia, Giulia, Aurora, Ginevra, Alice, Beatrice, Emma, Giorgia, Vittoria and Matilde. Top 5 Italian Girl Names In The U.S.
Emma Stone prefers to go by her given name, Emily, when possible, she revealed in a new interview. Although her stage name is “Emma” — those she works behind the scenes with stick to the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Emma and Noah were the most popular baby names in 2014. Among girls, Emma was followed by Olivia, Sophia, Isabella and Ava, according to the list released Friday by the Social ...
Emma (ship), any one of several merchant ships of that name; HMS Queen Emma, a 1939 troopship of the Royal Navy during the Second World War; USS Emma, a screw steamer; USS Emma, a patrol boat in non-commissioned service from 1917 to 1918
Ælfgifu (also Ælfgyfu; Elfgifa, Elfgiva, Elgiva) is an Anglo-Saxon feminine personal name, from ælf "elf" and gifu "gift". When Emma of Normandy, the later mother of Edward the Confessor, became queen of England in 1002, she was given the native Anglo-Saxon name of Ælfgifu to be used in formal and official contexts.