Germanic · Girl name
Emma
“whole, universal”
About the name Emma
Emma began as a short form of Germanic names starting with the element ermen, meaning whole or universal. It came to England with Emma of Normandy, who was queen of England twice, as wife of Aethelred the Unready and then of Cnut, and the Normans spread it further. Jane Austen made it the title of her novel Emma, whose heroine Emma Woodhouse is a well-meaning matchmaker. Later bearers include Emma, Lady Hamilton, and the actress Emma Thompson. The related Irma and Erma come from the same Germanic element, and Imma was an early medieval form.
- Meaning
- whole, universal
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- EM-ah(2 syl.)
Middle names for Emma
- Emma Rose
- Emma Louise
- Emma Grace
- Emma Catherine
- Emma Jane
Questions about Emma
- What does Emma mean?
- Emma is a Germanic name meaning "whole, universal".
- How do you pronounce Emma?
- Emma is pronounced EM-ah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Emma?
- Variants of Emma include Ema, Emmy, Imma, Emmah.
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