"Emmy" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Shortening.",
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          "text": "There was a buxom Irish servant-girl, who […] had […] striven to give Amelia aid or consolation. Emmy was much too sad to answer, or even to be aware of the attempts the other was making in her favour.",
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        "A diminutive of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, also used as a female given name."
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          "Emily",
          "Emily#English"
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        [
          "Emma",
          "Emma#English"
        ],
        [
          "Emmeline",
          "Emmeline#English"
        ],
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          "Amelia",
          "Amelia#English"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛmi"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "Chosen as a feminine-sounding derivation of immy, a nickname for the image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "An award given for artistic excellence in television productions."
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        [
          "Emily",
          "Emily#English"
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        [
          "Emma",
          "Emma#English"
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        [
          "Emmeline",
          "Emmeline#English"
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