Euphemia

English Etymology Name of an early Christian martyr, from en grc Εὐφημία, from grc 1 εὐ- good φήμη repute -ίᾱ. Pronunciation en /juːˈfiːmɪ.ə/ RP en /juˈfimi.ə/ GA Proper noun en female Ancient Greek. en 1835 Catharine Maria Sedgwick Home James Munroe and Company 1850 52 "Euphemia is Grandmama's name, my dear." The children looked grave. Euphemia sounded very strange and old-fashioned to them. "Or Effie," added Mr. Barclay, "if you like that better."Effie, the prettiest of diminutives, gained all suffrages. en 1905 w:H. G. Wells Kipps 136 Kessinger Publishing 2005 141791758X "Euphemia," said Kipps at last, unable altogether to keep to himself this suspicion of a high origin that floated so delightfully about him, "Eu-phemia; it isn't a name common people would give to a girl, is it?" - - -"It's givin' girls names like that," said Buggins, "that nine times out of ten makes 'em go wrong. It unsettles 'em. If ever I was to have a dozen girls, I'd call 'em all Jane. Derived terms en Euphie Related terms en Effie en Phemie Translations female given name Albanian: sq Efimi f, sq Ethimi f, sq Efthimi f, sq Etini f Czech: cs Eufemie f French: fr Euphémie f Galician: gl Eufemia f German: de Euphemia f Greek: el Ευφημία f Hungarian: hu Eufémia Italian: it Eufemia f Latin: la Euphemia f Lombard: lmo Fèmia Occitan: oc Aufèmie f Polish: pl Eufemia f Portuguese: Brazilian Portuguese: pt Eufêmia f European Portuguese: pt Eufémia f Russian: ru Евфѝмия f Sicilian: scn Fìmia f Spanish: es Eufemia f