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Emerentia

Emerentia proper noun: a female given name from Latin, of rare usage.

Proper noun

Emerentia

  1. A female given name from Latin, of rare usage.
    • By the will of Mrs. Margaret Rothmund, 1609 E. Michigan-st., filed for probate, $600 is bequeathed to her daughter, Emerentia C. Rothmund, $10 to her her^([sic]) granddaughter, Norma Meyer, and the remainder is divided in equal shares among her three children, Emerentia, Elizabeth and Eleanora...1915 March 11, “The City Today”, in Evansville Press, volume 9, number 217, Evansville, Ind., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 4
    • Miss Emerentia Gonsalves, the pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gonsalves of 402 Howard street, was on Friday evening given a suprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harms and many of her friends were bidden to the home for the delightful occasion.1920 October 23, “Engagement Announced”, in The Petaluma Argus, daily evening edition, 65th year, number 57, Petaluma, Calif., →OCLC, page 8, column 6

Examples of Emerentia in a sentence

  • Michigan-st., filed for probate, $600 is bequeathed to her daughter, Emerentia C.1915 March 11, “The City Today”, in Evansville Press, volume 9, number 217, Evansville, Ind., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 4:
  • George Hartman, accompanied by her son, Peter, and daughter, Emerentia, who have been spending the week with Mr. and Mrs.1925 July 2, “About People”, in High Point Enterprise, volume 33, number 271, High Point, N.C., →OCLC, page 3, column 2:
  • They were: […] Madeleine Emerentia Walsh, […]1927 May 13, “Visitors Inspect 50 Hospitals Here […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
  • Survived by daughter, Emerentia “Emy” Ulep; […]2009 May 17, “[Obituaries] Benita Ulep Paguirigan”, in The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Haw.: Gannett, →ISSN, →OCLC, page A24, column 3:

Origin of Emerentia

Learned borrowing from Latin Ēmerentia, feminine of Ēmerentius, from ēmereō (“to earn, merit, gain by service”).

Questions about Emerentia

What does Emerentia mean?
Emerentia means a female given name from Latin, of rare usage.
How do you use Emerentia in a sentence?
Michigan-st., filed for probate, $600 is bequeathed to her daughter, Emerentia C.
What part of speech is Emerentia?
Emerentia is a proper noun.

Words near Emerentia in the dictionary

  1. emeralds
  2. emeraud
  3. emeraude
  4. emeraudes
  5. emerauds
  6. Emerentia
  7. Emerentiana
  8. Emerentina
  9. emerg
  10. emerge
  11. emerged

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