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Emma

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Meaning and origin
Emma is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Whole, Universal`.

Where is it used?
The name Emma is mainly used in English and in French.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Emily (In English)

See also
In English: Emmeline (F)
In English: Emmy (F)

What Emma`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Emma:
That its a beautiful old traditional name
The worst thing about the name:
that I used to be the only one I knew
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
I'd be George Even Dunston (ugh)
Extra information:
since I have two middle names Louise Elizabeth lots of people shorten my whole name to EmmaLouLiz
The best thing about the name Emma:
You can't get it wrong and nobody can make fun of you cos it doesn't rhyme (:
The worst thing about the name:
its too popular
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
i'd be quite happy, but my boyfriend and i have names that fit well (:
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Emma:
You can't pronounce it wrong or really make fun of it
The worst thing about the name:
there's such alot of us..when creating e-mail addresses or user names I have to spell it Ema..
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
My Mum would have called me Clair(which is my middle name)..or crystal..=S
Extra information:
I used to get called Eeeeema at college and I do hate the name Emzy wemzy..ughh..lol..
The best thing about the name Emma:
No-one can pronounce it wrong,it's a nice name to have and it's very cute!
The worst thing about the name:
1. You can't really sign the name 'Emma' in loopy writing. 2. It is pretty common. 3. There really aren't that many nicknames for it, apart from Em or Emsie.
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
I would've been called Rebecca, in a way I wish I could've been called Rebecca and had Emma as my middle name.
Extra information:
It's a very nice name :)
The best thing about the name Emma:
i love the name and no-one can get it wrong!
The worst thing about the name:
there are lots of us, there are not many nicknames apart from em or emzy
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
i would like to be called Bailey
Extra information:
i love the name Emma!!
The best thing about the name Emma:
Nice and easy and no-one mis-spells or mis pronounces it!
The worst thing about the name:
I jump at the shops at women screaming Emma at their children!
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
I would have been Trevor or Darryl...thank goodness I am a girl!
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Emma:
It's generic - not many people can make fun of it...
The worst thing about the name:
... unless you have my sister - who used to call me Phlegma Emma. Nice.
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
I'd have been called Gemma is the woman in the next cubicle to my mother hadn't called her daughter that. Or Barry if I was boy - I have never been so thankful that I don't have a penis in all my life.
Extra information:
Nope, that's all
The best thing about the name Emma:
My Grandmothers name
The worst thing about the name:
Emma Dilemma is what i commonly get called
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
not sure
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Emma:
its a very pretty n lovely name
The worst thing about the name:
people shorten it for em
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
...
Extra information:
its a popular name but its very girly..nobody gets it rong!!whoever sed the name emma sounds unattractive isnt english becoz there are sooo many models wiv the name emma and look at the spice girls Emma bunton is gorjus!!
The best thing about the name Emma:
Its easy to spell!
The worst thing about the name:
There's always at leat 3 of us in a room!
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
Yes, my husdband loves it and our names go so well together
Extra information:
wish i has a more striking last name to follow a common name
The best thing about the name Emma:
nobody has a problem spelling it!
The worst thing about the name:
there are so many of us
If my name wasn`t Emma....:

Extra information:
i probably would have liked emily more, purely as i like old fashioned names
The best thing about the name Emma:
Its just a lovley short really cute name!
The worst thing about the name:
Theres nothin wrong with being called emma but it is soooo popular!!
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
My whole life hehehe obviously lol id b getting called somethin else hehe
Extra information:
Its a gr8 name

More `Emma` links
Emma as abbreviation
Actors named Emma
Emma in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Emma

Emma appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 3. In the last 128 years Emma has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 22 times and reached the top-10 8 times. 2006 was a `top year` for the name Emma. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #2. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	3
2006	2
2005	2
2004	2
2003	2
2002	4
2001	13
2000	17
1999	17
1998	22
1997	36
1996	53
1995	67
1994	76
1993	81
1992	104
1991	123
1990	130
1980	417
1970	422
1960	297
1950	154
1940	94
1930	73
1920	46
1910	34
1900	13
1890	5
1880	3