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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:
it's mine
The worst thing about the name:
it's boring
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
it would be beth
Extra information:
no
The best thing about the name Emma:
It's as sexy as cooking mama
The worst thing about the name:
It's uglier than that fat man.
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
I'd PARTAY
Extra information:
Lets have intercourse
The best thing about the name Emma:
its a creative name and makes me feel special and pretty
The worst thing about the name:
theres not many nicknames for me
If my name wasn`t Emma....:
i would have been called sammy !
Extra information:
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

See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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Comments on Emma

emma
i used to hate my name but now i love it b/c it stands for a strong being and that is what i am
Emma
i want a unique name! i love da name Melody!
Emma
I just discovered my name was that much known! but in the country i'm from (lebanon) it's very rare and i'm really proud!! :)
Emma
Yeah! it's #1 now!!! o and dere's an actress named Emma, I love my name!
Emme
My Mom wanted to be diffrent so she name me Emme (m-ee)
emma
emma is a lovely sweet name, but there are loads!!
Zina :)
My friend is called Emma. We call her 'Emma-phant'.
beth
i find the name really boring
Zina :)
*Give Beth an air high five* Me and Beth go to John of Gaunt school, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Come stalk us!
Zina :)
*Gives
beth
pleeeeaaaaaaaaaassssssssssseeeeeeee don't stalk us your adults you can go to jail so there
Zina :)
I'm not an adult. So there!
Zina :)
Stalk Emma Walder too! (She's the Emma-phant) If you are a vampire from Twilight, me and Beth and Scarlett and Kaya won't mind if you stalk us. In fact, if you are a vampire from Twilight, STALK US OR WE WILL TELL THE VOLTURI ON YOU AND THEN DEMETRI WILL TRACK YOU AND EAT YOU ALL UP!
Zina :)
P.S. Don't dis, we can't talk that much or go on MSN at school, so this is our version.
Zina :)
Hey Beth, fancy doing some more online job interviews?
crystal
emma doesnt look like thats her name and she looks like a boy called scott in the same year she even said so herself.
crystal
booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooored!
crystal
emmas going out with mike
betty boop
boop oop a doop i thnk crystals bored crystal goes to john of gaunt 2
Zina :)
betty boop = beth beth = house of figs!
Zina :)
Me and Emma have pointless super powers. I have a super trip and Emma has super hair attack!
Adam
Check my penis
Georgia
Well Adam, check my vagina
adam
i no who u r emma of john of gaunt school
Adam
Emma babe, lets have sex!
Emma
no way
Georgia
I will adam, i'ma slut!
Mike A
Emma! I luv u.. go awy adem
Georgia
Adam, have you got a brother?
emma
no way i hate u mike n adam
daniel
hey i see sexy pics of u with no clothes sexy!!!!!
beth
u guys are gross
Emma
u to r sick
Georgia
Yeah.. sick douches
Zina :)
You know, when I said stalk us, I wasn't being serious.
Emma
boys have no brains
Mike A
yh we do
beth
if your halfway here or are here go home your not wanted here!!!!!!!!!!!!! im joking you can stalk zina just not me!!!
Zina :)
Oops... True Emma, True.
Emma
stalk Zina
Zina :)
Thanks, Beth!
Zina :)
For all who don't know, I was being sarcastic.
beth
no probs anytime
daniel
thnx 4 last nite can we do that again sumtime
Zina :)
*Storms off in a strop*
Zina :)
You sick, perverted basterds. No offence.
emma
i don't know daniel
daniel
im don't mean emma i mean zina we had a lot of fun
Bubey
hey
Zina :)
WTF?!
emma
thats good coz i dunno mike, adam or daniel
Willy
check out me nak'd on webcamo dot co dot uk for some cyber sexy time
Mike A
i love u zina ur the best n good at it
Zina :)
You better be scared, cuz I'm gonna use my super power on you! Oh yes! Go me!
Adam
hay zina babe, meet me at the alley by urs for some .lovin
daniel
hey did you know adam is 18 but still goes to clarendon!!!!!!! me and mike are only 15 and ready 4 action
Zina :)
Raaaaaandooooom!
Adam
Zina u liv near me.... I do sixth form actually hah. my girlfrend found dis site by da way, i gt er pregnent so im on it now and she wanet to call the baby emma bt i broke wiv her coz of da baby..
Mike A
emma i went out wiv ur sis ages ago.. ha she gave me a bj when we were high
Georgia
Well, hello again ;)
daniel
can i come tonite to i am desperate for love
beth
hey were bac
Georgia
Yay! Wooo! Same
emma
hello georgia i've seen all the comments
Georgia
Lovely.
Emma
i find them all very funny n well i think some boys like Zina
Georgia
They sure do [; Zina, you have some admirers!
Adam
Yo peepz! Waazzup? is zinaa ere ?
Mike A
i love u Zina ur the fitest girl i know
Emma
adam n mike problems
Georgia
Ohh Mike ;] haha, who are you? :s
Mike A
i am a person from JOG n i fancy Zina
Georgia
Ohh! Wow, I thought you went to clarendon with Adam and Daniel. : Damnn lol
mike
omg i cant believe u thought that
Adam
zina bbe lets hav sex
Zina :)
Beth, you do realise that I know it's you and Georgia, right?
Georgia
LOL

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