Name Ismania
Gender Feminine
Usage Obscure (Archaic)
Other Forms FormsIsmayne, Ismaine, Esmania
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Meaning & History
The name of Ismania Whalesburgh, wife of Thomas Scales, 7th Baron Scales. Ismania's name was also recorded as Esmania and Emma Whalseborough. She served as a lady-in-waiting to Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England. The name might have Cornish origins as Ismania was reportedly the daughter of a Cornishman, or French origins, and be derived from either Esme or Emma.