Euphemia (disambiguation)

Euphemia (ευφημία; /ɛffiːmˈiːə/) is a Greek female given name, meaning "well-spoken". It is derived from the ancient Greek words ευ (good) and φημί (to speak).
The diminutive Effie is a pet form of Euphemia.

Euphemia or Eufemia may also refer to:

Christianity

• Euphemia (died c. 307) - Christian martyr and saint.

Royals

• Euphemia (empress) (fl. early 6th century) - Byzantine Empress
• Euphemia of Hungary (died 1111) - Duchess Consort of Moravia
• Euphemia of Kiev (died 1139) - Queen Consort of Hungary
• Euphemia of Rügen (fl. early 14th century) - Queen Consort of Norway
• Euphemia de Ross (died 1386) - Queen Consort of Scotland
• Euphemia of Sweden (1317 - 1370) - Duchess Consort of Mecklenburg

Nobles

• Euphemia of Greater Poland (died 15 February aft. 1281) - wife of Władysław Opolski
• Euphemia I, Countess of Ross (fl. late 14th century)
• Euphemia II, Countess of Ross (fl. early 15th century)

Other people

• Catarina Eufémia (1928-1954) - Portuguese peasant who became a symbol of Portuguese communists
• Frank Eufemia (born 1959) - retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher

Fictional characters

• Euphemia li Britannia - a character in the anime series Code Geass.

Songs

• "Euphemia" by Area 11 from the albums Blackline and All the Lights in the Sky

Ships

• USS Euphemia (SP-539), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919

Other

• Euphemia, a minor planet.
• The font Euphemia, a typeface included in OS X.

See also

• Santa Eufemia (disambiguation) for a list of geographic locations named after Euphemia