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Vinony

Emma

proper noun

  1. female given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmə/

name

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.

  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.”

    “Emma Calvé...since Madame Bovary the name Emma suggests a solid bourgeois foundation, a country family...Emma Eames, a chilly name...a wind from the East.”

noun

Etymology: From Emma.

  1. M in RAF phonetic alphabet