Emerentia

E1M3E1R1E1N1T1I1A1

proper noun

A female given name from Latin, of rare usage.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin, of rare usage.

    Survived by daughter, Emerentia “Emy” Ulep; […]

    2009 May 17, “[Obituaries] Benita Ulep Paguirigan”, in The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Haw.: Gannett, →ISSN, →OCLC, page A24, column 3
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    By the will of Mrs. Margaret Rothmund, 1609 E. Michigan-st., filed for probate, $600 is bequeathed to her daughter, Emerentia C. Rothmund, $10 to her her^([sic]) granddaughter, Norma Meyer, and the remainder is divided in equal shares among her three children, Emerentia, Elizabeth and Eleanora Rothmund.

    1915 March 11, “The City Today”, in Evansville Press, volume 9, number 217, Evansville, Ind., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 4

    Miss Emerentia Gonsalves, the pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gonsalves of 402 Howard street, was on Friday evening given a suprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harms and many of her friends were bidden to the home for the delightful occasion.

    1920 October 23, “Engagement Announced”, in The Petaluma Argus, daily evening edition, 65th year, number 57, Petaluma, Calif., →OCLC, page 8, column 6

    Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hartman and mother, Mrs. George Hartman, accompanied by her son, Peter, and daughter, Emerentia, who have been spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hartman, left yesterday for their home in Nyack, N. Y.

    1925 July 2, “About People”, in High Point Enterprise, volume 33, number 271, High Point, N.C., →OCLC, page 3, column 2

    Miss Anna C. Maxwell, former Director of the School of Nursing. presented pins to the graduates. They were: […] Madeleine Emerentia Walsh, […]

    1927 May 13, “Visitors Inspect 50 Hospitals Here […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

    “Come, let’s get this thing over with,” [Robert] Founier demanded after he had been charged with the stabbing of the nun, Sister Mary Emerentia, and the supervisor, Miss Mary Calcusuda, of 5 Prospect Place.

    1942 September 2, “Father, 20, Is Held in Stabbing of Nun […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin

  1. LatinĒmerentia
  2. EnglishEmerentia

Learned borrowing from Latin Ēmerentia, feminine of Ēmerentius, from ēmereō (“to earn, merit, gain by service”).

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APA

Emerentia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emerentia

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“Emerentia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emerentia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Emerentia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emerentia.

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