Names Euphemia

Euphemia

Found 5 entry about "Euphemia"

Gender

Female (Feminine | Girl)

Usage/Origins

Meaning

Euphemia means "well-spoken" or "with good words" in Greek. It was originally used as a Greek epithet of the goddess Artemis.

Scripts(How to write)

Ευφημία
Εὐφημία(Ancient Greek)

Pronunciation

yoo-FEE-mee-ə
yoo-FEE-mee-ə(English)
yoo-FEH-mee-ə(English)

Popularity

Euphemia is a very rare name in the modern world. It was most popular in the late 19th century, but has since fallen out of use.

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Euphemia Name meanings & History

Euphemia means "well-spoken" or "with good words" in Greek. It was originally used as a Greek epithet of the goddess Artemis. 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. Euphemia is primarily used as a feminine given name in Western and Eastern Europe, but is very rare today.

Zodiac Sign of Euphemia: Expressive Gemini

Synonyms of Euphemia:

E: Expressive,Enlighten,Exaggerate,Environment,Entertain,Enliven

U: Undermining,Unity,Understanding,Universality,Utopia

P: Particular,Political,Partnership,Pensive,Passive

H: Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hyper,Hobnobbing,Hope

M: Memory,Maternal,Mushy,Mother,Mommy,Memorabilia,Manipulative

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

A: Aggressive,Angry,Action,Assertive,Ambitious,Argumentative

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Famous People

Saint Euphemia, Byzantine empresses named Euphemia, Euphemia Allen (composer of the song "Chopsticks").

2.) EUPHEMIA (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Compound name composed of the elements eu (well, good, fair) and pheme (voice): hence, “fair of voice, fair speech.” The name was borne by a young virgin martyr of the ancient Greek city of Chalcedon who so courageously withstood her torture that her fame spread both East and West. Var: Euphemie. Pet: Ephie. (YOO-FEH-MEE-AH, YOO-FEE-MEE-AH)

3.) EUPHEMIA (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from the Greek Euphemia, a compound name composed of the elements eu (well, good, fair) and pheme (voice). The name was borne by a young virgin martyr of Chalcedon who so courageously withstood her torture that her fame spread both East and West. Euphemia was an especially popular name in England during the Victorian era. Pet: Effie, Eppie. (YOO-FEE-ME-AH)