euphemia
/juˈfimi.ə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Example Sentences
- ""Euphemia is Grandmama's name, my dear." The children looked grave. Euphemia sounded very strange and old-fashioned to them. "Or Effie," added Mr. Barclay, "if you like that better." Effie, the prettiest of diminutives, gained all suffrages."
- ""Euphemia," said Kipps at last, unable altogether to keep to himself this suspicion of a high origin that floated so delightfully about him, "Eu-phemia; it isn't a name common people would give to a girl, is it?" - - - "It's givin' girls names like that," said Buggins, "that nine times out of ten makes 'em go wrong. It unsettles 'em. If ever I was to have a dozen girls, I'd call 'em all Jane."
Etymology
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /juˈfimi.ə/
- British English: /juːˈfiːmɪ.ə/