"Emma" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛmə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Emma.wav
Rhymes: -ɛmə Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem-pro|*ermunaz}} Proto-Germanic *ermunaz Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Emma
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wikipedia link: Emma (given name) Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Derived forms: Emma Chisit Related terms: Emmie, Emmy, Irma, Emmett [surname], Emmitt, Emmott Related terms (female given names): Ermengarde Related terms (pet forms): Em Translations (female given name): 埃瑪 (Chinese Mandarin), 埃玛 (Āimǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 艾瑪 (Chinese Mandarin), 艾玛 (Àimǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Ema [feminine] (Czech), Emma (Danish), Emma (Estonian), Emma [feminine] (Faroese), Emma (Finnish), Emma (French), Emma (German), ʻEma (Hawaiian), אמה [feminine] (Hebrew), Emma [feminine] (Icelandic), エマ (ema) (Japanese), 엠마 (english: Emma) (Korean), Emma (Norwegian), اما (emâ) (Persian), Ema [feminine] (Portuguese), Э́мма (Émma) [feminine] (Russian), Ema [feminine] (Slovak), Ema (Spanish), Emma (Swedish)
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