Emma [1] ( Eng. Emma ) is a female name. Related names: Emilia , Emmy, Irma , etc. Initially, it was a German name meaning "whole" or "universal." According to the second version, the name Emma is formed from the Jewish male name Emmanuel, which means "God with us." Emma is believed to be a short form of the name Emmanuel. According to the third version, the name Emma has Latin roots, translated as “precious”, “sincere”. The next version is the Muslim origin of the name Emma. Translated from the Arabic language means “faithful”, “calm”, “reliable”. Hebrew origin is also possible, from Hebrew - name (אמא), mother. One of the earliest bearers of this name was Emma Norman , wife of King Ethelred II . This name was carried by a saint of the eleventh century. After the Norman invasion, this name spread to England.
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Currently, the name is distributed in the USA, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Sweden, Belgium, Canada, Australia, Armenia, Norway, New Zealand, Hungary, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Russia.
Persons
- Emma of Bavaria (c. 808–876) - 2nd Queen of Bavaria (827–843), 1st Queen of the East Frankish Kingdom (843–876).
- Emma Waldeck-Pyrmont (1858-1934) - the Queen Consort of the Netherlands in 1879-1890.
- Emma of Gurk (980-1045) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Emma of Italy (948 - after 988) - French queen in 965–986
- Emma of Norman (c. 982-1052) - Queen of England (1002-1013), Queen of Denmark (1017-1035), Queen of Norway (1028-1035).
- Emma Orbach (born 1955) is a British Welsh hermit, famous for life beyond all the benefits of civilization in a dugout.
- Emma of France (894–934) - Queen of the West Frankish Kingdom (923–934).
- Emma of the Czech Republic (c. 950-1006) - Princess of the Czech Republic.
Name in Art
- Emma Becker is the main character of the prose work “False Game” by Sarah Shepard.
- Emma is the heroine of the Canadian animated television series Stoked (Waves).
- Emma Bovary - the heroine of the novel "Madame Bovary" or "Madame Bovary" (FR Madame Bovary) - a novel by Gustave Flaubert, first published in 1856. It is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature.
- Emma Brown - the main character of the unfinished novel by Charlotte Bronte " Emma ".
- Emma Woodhouse is the main character of Jane Austen's Emma novel.
- Emma Geller-Green is the daughter of Rachel Green and Ross Geller from the American television series Friends.
- Emma Gilbert is the heroine of the Australian youth television series H2O: Just Add Water.
- Emma George is the main character from the upcoming Odyssey book.
- Emma Coolidge is a character from the American science fiction television series Heroes.
- Emma Nelson is the heroine of the Canadian youth drama Degrassi: The Next Generation.
- Emma Peel is one of the main characters in the English television series Avengers , an agent of British intelligence.
- Emma Pilsbury - the heroine of the American television series with elements of the musical "Choir".
- Emma Ross is the heroine of the Jessie series on Disney Channel.
- Emma Swan is the heroine of the American television series Once Upon a Time.
- Emma Frost is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Universe .
- Emma Zunz is the heroine of the story of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges (1948).
Notes
- ↑ Rybakin A.I. Dictionary of English personal names: 4000 names / reviewer: Dr. Filol. Sciences A.V. Superanskaya . - 3rd ed., Rev. - M .: Astrel: AST, 2000. - P. 80. - ISBN 5-271-00161-X (Astrel). - ISBN 5-17-000072-3 (AST).