ʻEma

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ema"

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Emma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔe.ma/, [ˈʔɛ.mə]

Proper noun

ʻEma

1. a female given name from English

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ema occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 5 women.