Emma (given name)

Emma [ em-uh ]^[1] is a female given name. It comes from the Germanic word ermen (which means whole or entire).^[2]

Pronunciation	/ˈɛm.ə/ fr es fi nl de hu tl
Gender	Female
Name day	April 19
Word/Name	Ancient Germanic, Ancient Scandinavian, Old Norse, Italian, and Modern Scandinavian
Meaning	whole, universal
Variant form(s)	Ema
Related names	Amalia, Amalie, Amelia, Amélie, Armgarð, Emeline, Emilia, Émilie, Rémy, Emily, Emanuela, Emmalee, Emmaline, Emmeline, Emmett, Emmy, Remington, Em, Ermengarde, Ermentrude, Ermina, Imogen, Erminie, Irma, Irmgard, Irmina

The name is very popular for females in the English-speaking world. It became popular in the United States in the late 1900s. It was the most popular name for girls in 2008, 2014, and 2015.^[3]

People named Emma

• Emma Thompson, English actress and writer
• Emma Watson, English actress and activist (born 1990)
• Emma Stone, American actress
• Emma Tate, British actress
• Emma Lazarus, American poet (1849–1887)
• Emma Corrin, English actor
• Emma Watkins, Australian musician Emma Mackey, French-British actress and model
• Emma Marrone, Italian singer-songwriter
• Emma Roberts, American actress (born 1991)
• Emma Chamberlain, American internet personality
• Emma Bunton, English singer, member of the Spice Girls
• Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian
• Emma Caulfield, American actress
• Emma Raducanu, British tennis player