Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Euphemia

EUPHEMIA

Gender: Feminine

Other Scripts: Ευφημια (Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: yoo-FEM-ee-ə (English) [key]

Means "to speak well", derived from Greek ευ "good" and φημι (phemi) "to speak". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr who was burnt at the stake.