Emma is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic word ermen meaning "whole" or "universal". Its earliest use begins at least from the early seventh century, with Frankish royal daughter Emma of Austrasia and the wife of Eadbald of Kent found in written sources. Emma is also used as a diminutive of Emmeline, Amelia or any other name beginning with "em".
It has been among the top names given to baby girls all throughout North America, Europe, and Oceania in the past 10 years. It began gaining popularity in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. By 1974 it was the fourth most popular name for girls in England and Wales. It was still in the top 10 as late as 1995, but had fallen out of the top 20 by 2005 and in 2009 it ranked at 41st.[1]
It became popular in the United States later in the 20th century, reaching the top 100 names for girls in the late 1990s. It has been among the top five names given to girls since 2002, and was the most popular name for girls in 2008, 2014, and 2015.[2] It was among the five most popular names for both White and for Hispanic newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022.[3]
This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
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For other uses see Emma disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Emma given name news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Emma is a feminine given name It is derived from the Germanic word ermen meaning whole or universal Its earliest use begins at least from the early seventh century with Frankish royal daughter Emma of Austrasia and the wife of Eadbald of Kent found in written sources Emma is also used as a diminutive of Emmeline Amelia or any other name beginning with em EmmaEmma Lady HamiltonGenderFemaleName dayApril 19OriginWord nameAncient Germanic Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse Italian and Modern ScandinavianMeaningwhole universalOther namesRelated namesEmily Emmett Emmy Em Irma Emilie EmmaleeIt has been among the top names given to baby girls all throughout North America Europe and Oceania in the past 10 years It began gaining popularity in the United Kingdom during the 1960s By 1974 it was the fourth most popular name for girls in England and Wales It was still in the top 10 as late as 1995 but had fallen out of the top 20 by 2005 and in 2009 it ranked at 41st 1 It became popular in the United States later in the 20th century reaching the top 100 names for girls in the late 1990s It has been among the top five names given to girls since 2002 and was the most popular name for girls in 2008 2014 and 2015 2 It was among the five most popular names for both White and for Hispanic newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022 3 Contents 1 Notable people 2 Characters 3 See also 4 ReferencesNotable people EditEmma Lady Hamilton 1765 1815 English artist s model and performer Emma Lady Radford died 1937 English antiquarian and public servant Emma of Anjou c 1140 c 1214 Welsh royalty and half sister of King Henry II of England Emma of Austrasia fl early seventy century Frankish royalty Emma of Blois c 950 1003 Duchess consort of Aquitaine Emma of France died 935 Queen of Western Francia and military leader Emma of Hawaii 1836 1885 queen to King Kamehameha IV from 1856 to his death in 1863 Emma of Italy fl 948 987 Queen of Western Francia Emma of Lesum c 975 1038 saint and first female inhabitant of Bremen to be known by name Emma of Melnik b before 950 d 1005 1006 wife of Boleslav II of Bohemia and Bohemian duchess Queen Emma of the Netherlands 1858 1934 Queen of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Emma of Normandy c 985 1052 twice Queen consort of the Kingdom of England Emma of Paris 943 968 Emma Adbage born 1982 Swedish illustrator and children s writer Emma Adler 1858 1935 Austrian journalist and writer Emma Ahuena Taylor 1867 1937 part Native Hawaiian high chiefess Emma Albani 1847 1930 Canadian operatic soprano Emma Anderson born 1967 English musician Emma Anderson professor Canadian professor Emma Andersson born 1979 Swedish television personality and singer Emma Andijewska born 1931 modern Ukrainian poet writer and painter Emma Ania born 1980 former track and field sprint athlete Emma Ankudey born 1943 Ghanaian former amateur boxer Emma Anzai bassist of Australian band Sick Puppies Emma B Alrich 1845 1925 American journalist author educator Emma Appleton born 1991 English actress and model Emma Asp born 1987 Swedish footballer defender Emma Asson 1889 1965 Estonian politician Emma Atkins born 1975 English actress Emma Whitcomb Babcock 1849 1926 American litterateur author Emma Baeri born 1942 Sicilian feminist historian and essayist Emma Bailey 1910 1999 American auctioneer and author Emma Baker television journalist and presenter employed by ITV Channel Emma Bale born 1999 Belgian singer Emma Bardac 1862 1934 French singer Emma Barnett born 1985 British broadcaster and journalist Emma Baron 1904 1986 Italian stage and film actress Emma Barrandeguy 1914 2006 Argentine writer journalist poet storyteller and playwright Emma Barrie born 2002 Scottish netball player Emma Barton born 1977 English actress Emma Bartoniek 1894 1957 Hungarian historian and bibliographer Emma Bates born 1992 runner Emma Pow Bauder 1848 1932 American evangelist and author Emma Beckett footballer born 1987 Irish football midfielder Emma Bell born 1986 American actress Emma Lee Benedict 1857 1937 American editor educator author Emma Bengtsson Swedish chef Emma Bonino born 1948 Italian politician and human rights activist Emma Scarr Booth 1835 1927 British born American novelist poet Emma Eliza Bower 1852 1937 American physician club woman and newspaper owner publisher editor Emma Southwick Brinton 1834 1922 American Civil War nurse traveller correspondent Emma Elizabeth Brown 1847 American writer artist Emma Alice Browne 1835 1890 American poet Emma Bull born 1954 American science fiction and fantasy author Emma Bunton born 1976 English singer the Spice Girls Emma Caulfield born 1973 American actress Emma Chamberlain born 2001 American internet personality Emma Churchill 1862 1957 founder of The Salvation Army in Newfoundland Emma Shaw Colcleugh 1846 1940 American journalist lecturer traveler collector Emma Constable born 1975 English badminton player Emma Corrin born 1995 English actress Emma Amelia Cranmer 1858 1937 American reformer suffragist writer Emma D Arcy born 1992 English actor Emma Darwin 1808 1896 wife of Charles Darwin Emma Beard Delaney 1871 1922 Baptist missionary and teacher Emma Didlake 1905 2015 oldest U S veteran Emma Dumont born 1994 American actress and model Emma Bedelia Dunham 1826 1910 American poet teacher Emma Ellingsen born 2001 Norwegian model Emma Catherine Embury 1806 1863 American author poet Emma Engdahl Jagerskiold 1852 1930 Finnish opera singer Emma Pike Ewing 1838 1917 American educator author Emma Ferguson born 1975 English actress Mile High Emma Sheridan Fry 1864 1936 American actress playwright teacher Emma Furstenhoff 1802 1871 Swedish florist Emma Sophia Galton 1811 1904 British finance guide author Emma Gatewood 1887 1973 American hiker Emma George born 1974 Australian pole vaulter Emma Gilchrist Canadian journalist Emma Goldman 1869 1940 Lithuania born anarchist writer and orator X Gonzalez born 1999 born Emma American activist and advocate for gun control Emma Grant footballer born 1989 Australian footballer Emma Green athlete born 1984 Swedish athlete Emma Green nurse 1843 1929 19th century southern belle Emma Jane Greenland 1760 1843 English painter writer singer Emma Azalia Hackley 1867 1922 African American singer and political activist Emma Heming born 1978 English actress Emma Churchman Hewitt 1850 1921 American writer journalist Emma Hippolyte Saint Lucian politician Emma Hope born 1962 British shoe designer Emma Hult born 1988 Swedish politician Emma Hwang born 1971 Taiwanese American scientist and aquanaut Emma Jung 1882 1955 Swiss psychologist and writer Emma Lahana born 1984 New Zealand actress and singer Emma Lai born 1988 Hong Kong cricketer Emma Laine born 1986 Finnish tennis player Emma Laird British actress Emma Laura born 1971 Mexican actress Emma Lazarus 1849 1887 American poet Emma Mackey born 1996 French British actress Emma Malabuyo born 2002 American gymnast Emma Malewski born 2004 German gymnast Emma B Mandl 1842 1928 Bohemian born American social reformer clubwoman and community leader Emma Marrone born 1984 Italian pop singer Emma Mason born 1986 Scottish badminton player Emma Masterson born 1977 Thai actress model and television presenter Emma Meesseman born 1993 Belgian basketball player Emma Miyazawa born 1988 Japanese actress Emma Barrett Molloy 1839 1907 American journalist lecturer and activist Emma Huntington Nason 1845 1921 American poet author and musical composer Emma Neale born 1969 New Zealand novelist and poet Emma Aline Osgood 1849 1911 American soprano Emma Raducanu born 2002 British tennis player Emma May Alexander Reinertsen 1853 1920 American writer social reformer Emma Reyes 1919 2003 Colombian painter and writer Emma Ann Reynolds 1862 1917 African American teacher Emma Richter 1888 1956 German paleontologist Emma Rigby born 1989 English actress Emma Roberts British aristocrat Emma Roberts born 1991 American actress and singer Emma Rochlin born 1978 Scottish field hockey player Emma Winner Rogers 1855 1922 American writer speaker suffragist Emma Samms born 1960 English actress Emma Sandys 1842 1877 English painter Emma Shapplin born 1974 French soprano Emma Augusta Sharkey 1858 1902 American writer journalist dime novelist story teller Emma L Shaw 1840 1924 American magazine editor Emma Sinclair British businesswoman Emma Slater born 1988 British ballroom dancer Emma Snowsill born 1981 Australian triathlete Emma Stone born Emily Jean Stone in 1988 American actress Emma Sulkowicz born 1992 American performance artist and activist Emma Swift born 1981 Australian singer songwriter Emma Taylor Isherwood born 1987 Canadian actress Angel in Kuu Kuu Harajuku Emma Tennant 1937 2017 British novelist Emma Thompson born 1959 British actress comedian and screenwriter Emma Thynn Viscountess Weymouth born 1986 English socialite Emma Rood Tuttle 1839 1916 American writer poet Emma Wallrup born 1971 Swedish politician Emma Watkins born 1989 Australian children s entertainer The Wiggles Emma Watson born 1990 British actress Emma Willard 1787 1870 women s education rights activist Emma Willis born 1976 British TV presenter and former model presenter of Big Brother Emma Willis gymnast born 1992 Canadian artistic gymnast Emma Woikin 1920 1974 Canadian spy for the Soviet Union Emma Zimmer 1888 1948 overseer at the Ravensbruck concentration camp executed for war crimesCharacters EditEmma in Henry and Emma a 1709 poem by Matthew Prior which has been credited for first popularising the name 4 Emma a main character in Billie and Emma Emma the main character in Emma A Victorian Romance Emma The Promised Neverland a main character in The Promised Neverland Emma one of the main characters in the Teletoon Canadian animated sitcom Stoked Emma 5 the Amazon daughter of Dean Winchester from the television series Supernatural Emma a supporting character in Darren Shan s novel series Zom B Emma a character in canadian animation series Total Drama Emma Bloom peculiar girl in Ransom Rigg s series Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children Emma Brightness a character in the anime series The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter Emma Brooker a character from the British soap opera Coronation Street Emma Bovary the heroine of Gustave Flaubert s novel Madame Bovary Emma Carstairs a character and protagonist in Cassandra Clare s The Shadowhunter Chronicles and heroine in The Dark Artifices Emma Coolidge in Heroes Emma Frost in Marvel Comics Emma Geller Green daughter of Rachel Green and Ross Geller on Friends Emma Gilbert in H2O Just Add Water Emma Goodall the pink ranger in Power Rangers Megaforce Emma Keane Ackley Bridge a teacher on Ackley Bridge Emma Kendo a character in Resident Evil Emma Kliesen a minor character in the Tekken series Emma Karn a main character in the NBC series Aquarius Emma Nelson the staple character in Degrassi The Next Generation Emma Peel fictional television spy played by Diana Rigg in the British 1960s adventure series The Avengers Emma Pillsbury in Glee Emma Reid in Doctors Emma Ross on the Disney Channel series Jessie and Bunk d Emma Sheen Gundam pilot from the AEUG group in the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Emma Swan protagonist of the television series Once Upon a Time Emma Verde a character in the media project Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Emma Washburne daughter of Zoe and Wash in the science fiction franchise Firefly Emma Wheeler on the ABC Family series Baby Daddy Emma Woodhouse the title character of Jane Austen s Emma Emma Zunz in the eponymous short story by Jorge Luis Borges Emma a character in the animated television series Grojband Emma a character in the animated television series The Ridonculous Race Emma a character in video game Sekiro Shadows Die TwiceSee also EditArticles whose names start with Emma References Edit Emma Meaning And Origin Of The Name Emma BabyNames co uk Retrieved 23 February 2013 Popular Baby Names Social Security Administration Retrieved 29 March 2017 Virginia Department of Health s Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022 Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data Redmonds George 2007 Names and History People Places and Things Continuum p 111 ISBN 9781852855079 Emma Super wiki This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emma given name amp oldid 1141206882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
