Meanings
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
"Euphemia is Grandmama's name, my dear." The children looked grave. Euphemia sounded very strange and old-fashioned to them. "Or Effie," added Mr. Barclay, "if you like that better." Effie, the prettiest of diminutives, gained all suffrages.
1835, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Home, James Munroe and Company, published 1850, page 521 more example
"Euphemia," said Kipps at last, unable altogether to keep to himself this suspicion of a high origin that floated so delightfully about him, "Eu-phemia; it isn't a name common people would give to a girl, is it?" - - - "It's givin' girls names like that," said Buggins, "that nine times out of ten makes 'em go wrong. It unsettles 'em. If ever I was to have a dozen girls, I'd call 'em all Jane.
1905, H. G. Wells, Kipps, Kessinger Publishing, published 2005, →ISBN, page 136
Origin
- Ancient GreekΕὐφημία
- EnglishEuphemia
Name of an early Christian martyr, from Ancient Greek Εὐφημία (Euphēmía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “repute”) + -ίᾱ (-íā).
More words from Ancient Greek
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Brazilian Portuguese Eufêmia
- Eufêmiafemale given name
Czech Eufemie
- Eufemiefemale given name
European Portuguese Eufémia
- Eufémiafemale given name
French Euphémie
- Euphémiefemale given name
German Euphemia
- Euphemiafemale given name
Greek Ευφημία
- Ευφημία (Effimía)female given name
Hungarian Eufémia
- Eufémiafemale given name
Italian Eufemia
- Eufemiafemale given name
Latin Euphemia
- Euphemiafemale given name
Polish Eufemia
- Eufemiafemale given name
Russian Евфѝмия
- Евфѝмия (Jevfìmija)female given name
Spanish Eufemia
- Eufemiafemale given name
Cite this entry
Euphemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euphemia
“Euphemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euphemia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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