Emma (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Emma


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gender = Female
meaning = whole, universal
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origin = Germanic
related names = Emily
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Emma is a relatively common first name among females. It is derived from the germanic word "ermen" meaning whole or universal. In Northern Ireland, "Emma" was the most frequently used name for newborns in 2003, preceded by Chloe in 2002 and followed by Katie in 2004. [cite press release
title = Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003
publisher = Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
date = 2004-01-02 | accessdate = 2008-02-14
url = http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf | format = PDF
quote = Jack and Emma were the most popular first names given to children whose births were registered in Northern Ireland in 2003] [cite web
url= http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/index/news/most-popular-baby-names.htm
title= Jack and Katie are the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland
accessdate= 2008-02-10 | date= 2007-12-19 | work= News
publisher= Department of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland
quote= Jack has been the most popular boys name since 2003....]

Fiction

* Emma Frost, Marvel Comics character
* Emma Geller-Green, baby of Ross Geller and Rachel Green in Friends
* Emma Nelson, character
* Emma Peel, fictional television spy played by Diana Rigg in the British 1960s adventure series "The Avengers"
* Emma Sheen, Gundam pilot from the AEUG group in the "Zeta Gundam" series.
* Emma Woodhouse, the title character of Jane Austen's "Emma"
* Emma Bovary, the heroine of Gustave Flaubert's novel "Madame Bovary"

People

*Emma Anzai, bassist of Australian band "Sick Puppies"
*Emma Bull (born 1954), American science fiction and fantasy author.
*Emma Bunton (born 1976), English singer & Member of The Spice Girls.
*Emma Caulfield (born 1973), American actress.
*Emma Churchill (1862-1957), founder of the Salvation Army in Newfoundland.
*Emma Darwin (1808-1896), wife of Charles Darwin
*Emma George (born 1974), Australian pole vaulter
*Emma Goldman (1869-1940), Lithuania-born anarchist known for her writings and speeches.
*Emma Green (born 1984), Swedish athlete
*Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), American poet.
*Emma of Normandy (c. 985-1052), twice Queen consort of the Kingdom of England by marriage.
*Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858-1934), Queen consort of William III of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg
*Emma Roberts (born 1991), American actress and singer.
*Emma Samms (born 1960), English actress.
*Emma Shapplin (born 1974), French soprano
*Emma Snowsill (born 1981), Australian World Class Triathlete.
*Emma Thompson (born 1959), two-time Academy Award, Emmy Award and BAFTA-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter
*Emma Watson (born 1990), English actress.
*Queen Emma of Hawaii (1836-1885), queen to King Kamehameha IV from 1856 to his death in 1863.
*Emma Bonino (born 1948), Italian politician and human rights activist.
*Emma Rigby (born 1989), English actress, known for her role as Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks

References

External links

[http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=emma First name information]