Emma
PopularA girl's name meaning whole, universal.
Approved in Estados Unidos. Emma is on the official SSA list of names you can register. In the national top 20 of 2025.
Origin
Of Germanic origin, it arose as a short form of names beginning with the element ermen or irmin, meaning whole, great or universal, from Proto-Germanic ermunaz.
Story
It rose to prominence in England through Emma of Normandy, who married two English kings in the 11th century, and became more common after the Norman conquest. It was revived in the 18th century and popularized by Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma.
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- Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications · SSA · ssa.gov (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Emma
- Wiktionary · Emma