Name: Euphemia
Gender: Female
Usage: Euphemia is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Euphemia are in general originating from Greece, United Kingdom.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Euphemia is: Fair speech, Spoken well of.
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Numerology of the first name Euphemia: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Euphemia is ranked on the 39,646th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 4500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Euphemia has eight characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Saint Euphemia (Greek: Ευφημία), known as the All-praised in the Orthodox Church, is a Christian saint, who was martyred for her faith in 303 AD. According to Christian tradition, this occurred at Chalcedon.
According to tradition, Euphemia was arrested for refusing to offer sacrifices to Ares. After suffering various tortures, she died in the arena at Chalcedon from wounds sustained from a bear. Her tomb became a site of pilgrimages. She is commemorated on September 16.
Latin form of a Late Greek name composed of the elements eu well, good + phēmi I speak. This is the name of various early saints, most notably a virgin martyr supposedly burnt at the stake at Chalcedon in 307. It was particularly popular in England in the Victorian period, especially in the pet form Effie. See also Oighrig.
Derivatives: French: Euphémie. Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: Eufemia.
Pet forms: English: Effie, Eppie.
Masculine form: Russian: Yefim.
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