Standard Lemma guide

Emma

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛmə/
  • rhymes with -ɛmə
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

M in RAF phonetic alphabet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, World-War-I, dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

From Emma.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃瑪 /埃玛 (Āimǎ) — female given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 艾瑪 /艾玛 (Àimǎ) — female given name
  • Czech: Ema — female given name
  • Danish: Emma — female given name
  • Dutch: Emma — female given name
  • Estonian: Emma — female given name
  • Faroese: Emma — female given name
  • Finnish: Emma — female given name
  • French: Emma — female given name
  • German: Emma — female given name
  • Hawaiian: ʻEma — female given name
  • Hebrew: אמה — female given name
  • Icelandic: Emma — female given name
  • Japanese: エマ (ema) — female given name
  • Korean: 엠마 — female given name
  • Norwegian: Emma — female given name
  • Persian: اما (emâ) — female given name
  • Portuguese: Ema — female given name
  • Russian: Э́мма (Émma) — female given name
  • Slovak: Ema — female given name
  • Spanish: Ema — female given name
  • Swedish: Emma — female given name
  • Thai: เอ็มม่า — female given name