Euphemia
UK/juːˈfiːmɪ.ə/US/juˈfimi.ə/
Euphemia proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Euphemia
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- "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.1835, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Home, James Munroe and Company, published 1850, page 52 - "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...1905, H. G. Wells, Kipps, Kessinger Publishing, published 2005, →ISBN, page 136
- "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."
Origin of Euphemia
Name of an early Christian martyr, from Ancient Greek Εὐφημία (Euphēmía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “repute”) + -ίᾱ (-íā).
Words formed from Euphemia
Questions about Euphemia
- What does Euphemia mean?
- Euphemia means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
- What part of speech is Euphemia?
- Euphemia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Euphemia?
- Euphemia is pronounced /juːˈfiːmɪ.ə/ (UK).
Words near Euphemia in the dictionary
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