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Emmy

/ˈɛmi/

Emmy proper noun: a diminutive of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, also used as a female given name.

emmy: a diminutive of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, also used as a female given name
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Proper noun

Emmy (plural Emmys)

  1. A diminutive of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, also used as a female given name.
    • There was a buxom Irish servant-girl, who […] had […] striven to give Amelia aid or consolation. Emmy was much too sad to answer, or even to be aware of the attempts the other was making in her favour.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC

Noun

Emmy (plural Emmys)

  1. An award given for artistic excellence in television productions.

Forms of Emmy

Proper noun
pluralEmmys
alternative formEmmie
alternative formEmme
Noun
pluralEmmys

Origin of Emmy

Shortening.

Chosen as a feminine-sounding derivation of immy, a nickname for the image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras.

Words that rhyme with Emmy

Questions about Emmy

What does Emmy mean?
Emmy means a diminutive of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, also used as a female given name.
What part of speech is Emmy?
Emmy can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Emmy?
Emmy is pronounced /ˈɛmi/.

Words near Emmy in the dictionary

  1. EMMs
  2. emmure
  3. emmured
  4. emmures
  5. emmuring
  6. Emmy
  7. Emmys
  8. Emneth
  9. emnity
  10. emo
  11. emo bangs

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