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Emma¹

  • /ˈɛmə/

Rhymes with -ɛmə

Where it comes from

Brought to England by the Normans; short form of compound given names beginning with a Frankish prototheme Ermin- or Irmin- "entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Both Saxon and Norman chroniclers unite in representing the youthful Queen Emma as in a peculiar degree gifted with elegance and beauty; so that many flattering epithets had been bestowed on her - as "the Pearl," "the Flower," or "the Fair Maid" of Normandy.

emma²

  • /ˈɛmə/

Rhymes with -ɛmə

Where it comes from

From Emma.

noun emmas

  1. UK, World War I, dated M in RAF phonetic alphabet

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: emmy, mrs, baroness, straight, asme, emmys, mum, mama, mommy, mummy, mother, mom, mater, mumsy, ma'am, mumma

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Every language

name female given name

EspañolEma
한국어엠마
日本語エマ ema
中文埃瑪 /埃玛 Āimǎ, 艾瑪 /艾玛 Àimǎ
PortuguêsEma
FrançaisEmma
DeutschEmma
РусскийЭ́мма Émma
עבריתאמה

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"emma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

emma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emma

Chicago

"emma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emma.

BibTeX
@misc{emma_2026,
  title = {emma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}