Emma at a glance
- Meaning
- “whole, universal”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Germanic
- Pronunciation
- EM-uh
- Nicknames
- Em, Emmy
- Other forms
- Ema, Emmy, Imma
Where the name Emma comes from
Emma began as a short form of Germanic names starting with ermen, meaning whole or universal. Emma of Normandy became queen of England in the 11th century, and the name spread further after the Norman Conquest. Jane Austen’s novel Emma helped keep it popular, and it has been one of the top names in the US and Europe in recent years.
Famous people named Emma
- Emma Watson (actress)