Euphemia name - Meaning of Euphemia

Euphemia name - Meaning of Euphemia

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Gender
Feminine
Lucky Number
6
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Usage
Ancient Greek, English (Archaic)
Pronounced
yoo-FEM-ee-ə (English)
Euphemia Meaning
Means "to speak well", derived from Greek ευ "good" and φημι (phemi) "to speak". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon. Euphemia originates in Greek language and means "good speaker". It was the name of the Great Martyr and a Christian saint in the Orthodox Church in the 4th century. It was also the name of a Byzantine Empress and several European queens. Nowadays, Euphemia is rather rare as a feminine given name in the United States.

Euphemia Related Names
Variant:, Effie, Eppie, Eufemia, Euphemea, Euphemie, Euphemy
Diminutives: Effie, Eppie, Femie, Phemie (English)
Masculine Form: Euphemios (Ancient Greek)
Other Languages: Efimia (Greek), Eufemia (Italian), Eufêmia (Portuguese), Eufemia (Spanish)

Euphemia Celebrities
Euphemia Haynes - renowned mathematician,


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