Euphemia

you-FEE-mee-ah
Greek
"fair speech"

Euphemia Origin and Meaning

The name Euphemia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "fair speech".

Ancient martyr's name that, though not especially appealing, might still be mildly possible, especially for Anglophiles. It was widely used in early Scotland, but was overtaken by its nickname, Effie.

# 944 in the US

Euphemia Rank in US Top 1000

# 1115 on Nameberry

Euphemia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Euphemia Popularity

Famous People Named Euphemia

  • Saint Euphemia
    4th century virgin,martyr
  • Euphemia (born Lupicina)
    Empress consort of Justin I of the Byzantine Empire
  • Euphemia of Rügen
    Queen consort of Håkon V of Norway
  • Euphemia de Ross
    Queen consort of Robert II of Scots
  • Euphemia of Kuyavia
    Queen consort of Yuri I of Galicia,Volhynia
  • Euphemia of Kiev
    Queen consort of Colomon of Hungary
  • Euphemia
    Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Mecklenburg; mother of King Albert of Sweden
  • Euphemia "Tika" Sumpter
    American actress
  • (Martha) Euphemia Lofton Haynes
    first African,American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics
  • Euphemia Allen
    English composer of piano piece "Chopsticks"
  • Euphemia "Effie" Gray Chalmers Millais
    wife of critic John Ruskin and then artist John Edward Millais
  • Euphemia Lamb
    English artists' model
  • Euphemia "Effie" Ellsler
    American actress
  • Euphemia "Effie" Germon
    American actress
  • Euphemia Jones
    mother to American actress Vivian Vance
  • Emilia Isabelle Euphemia Rose Clarke
    English actress

Euphemia in Pop Culture

  • Euphemia li Britannia
    character from anime TV series Code Geass
  • Euphemia Drew
    elderly spinster in J. C. Powys's A Glastonbury Romance (1932)
  • Euphemia Potter
    mother of James Potter and grandmother of Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series