Euphemia

Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek [1], English (Archaic)
Scripts Εὐφημία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /juː.ˈfiː.mi.ə/(English) /juː.ˈfɛ.mi.ə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek εὐφημέω (euphemeo), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon.

Related Names

Rootseu + phemi
DiminutivesEffie, Eppie, Femie, Phemie(English)
Masculine FormEuphemios(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesEffimia(Greek) Eufemia(Italian) Eufêmia(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Eufémia(Portuguese (European)) Jefimija(Serbian) Eufemia(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Denmark: September 16
Germany: September 16

Categories

Ancient Greek words, Aphra Behn characters, archaic English, artists, Carradine showbiz family, Code Geass characters, currently out of the US top 1000, empresses, fortune, goodness, Harry Potter characters, Henry James characters, martyrs, noise, Orthodox saints, painters, queens of Scotland, reputation, saints, sculptors, victims, virtues

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Εὐφημία.
Entry updated October 6, 2024