Emmy (given name)
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This article is about the given name. For the television awards, see Emmy Award.
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| Gender | Female (and Male- not very common) |
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| Meaning | Giant, Big, Universal, Hardworking.[citation needed] |
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| Related names | Emma, Emmanuelle, Emily, Emmett, Emmanuel, Emery. |
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Emmy is a feminine given name, but males could have it too. The name Emmy has an unknown origin - people argue it is Latin, French, German, English, Italian and American. It means hardworking. It is the 2320th most popular name. There are a few ways of spelling it: Emme, Emmi, Emmie. Similar names, unrelated but associated with by folk etymology include Emma, Ameilia and Emmeline. Emmy is uncommon as a surname.
People with the name Emmy include:
In the arts:
- Emmy (Albanian singer), (1989-2011)
- Emmy (Armenian singer), (b. 1984)
- Emmy Andriesse (1914–1953), Dutch photographer
- Emmy Bridgwater (1906–1999), English artist and poet
- Emmy Clarke (b. 1991), American actress
- Emmy Destinn (1878–1930), Czech operatic soprano
- Emmy Göring (1893-1973), German actress
- Emmy Hennings (1885–1948), German performer and poet
- Emmy Rossum (b. 1986), American actress
- Emmy Verhey (b. 1949), Dutch violinist
- Granny (Looney Tunes), the Looney Tunes character nicknamed Emmy in Hare Trimmed
- Emmy the Great (b. 1984), English singer-songwriter
In mathematics and the sciences:
- Emmy Noether (1882–1935), German-born Jewish mathematician
- Emmy Werner (b. 1929), American developmental psychologist
In politics:
- Emmy Bezzina (b. 1945), Maltese politician
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