English Explanatory Dictionary

Emma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
noun
  1. M in RAF phonetic alphabet

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Emma.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-emma.wav

Word forms

Emma emmas

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.

Related words

Em Emmie Emmy Irma Emmett Emmitt Emmott Ermengarde

Derived words

Emma Chisit Emma Lake ack emma pip emma toc emma
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