73%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Ancient Greek, English (Archaic) Scripts Εὐφημία(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. yoo-FEE-mee-ə(English) yoo-FEH-mee-ə(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek εὐφημέω (euphemeo), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutivesEffie, Eppie, Femie, Phemie(English) Masculine FormEuphemios(Ancient Greek) Other Languages & CulturesEffimia(Greek) Eufemia(Italian) Eufêmia(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Eufémia(Portuguese (European)) Jefimija(Serbian) Eufemia(Spanish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #96 in 1947 Scotland Last ranked #931 in 1903 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange complex serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Denmark: September 16Germany: September 16 Categories Aphra Behn characters, archaic English, artists, Code Geass characters, currently out of the US top 1000, goodness, Harry Potter characters, martyrs, noise, Orthodox saints, painters, queens of Scotland, saints, sculptors, victims, virtues
