Emmy
See also: emmy
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- Rhymes: -ɛmi
Etymology 1 edit
Shortening.
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Emmy (plural Emmys)
- A diminutive of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, also used as a female given name.
- 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
- There was a buxom Irish servant-girl, who […] had […] striven to give Amelia aid or consolation. Emmy was much too sad to answer, or even to be aware of the attempts the other was making in her favour.
Etymology 2 edit
Chosen as a feminine-sounding derivation of immy, a nickname for the image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras.
Noun edit
Emmy (plural Emmys)
- An award given for artistic excellence in television productions.
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Emmy
- a female given name, diminutive of Emilie and Emma
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Emmy
- a female given name, diminutive of Émilie and Emma
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Emmy f (genitive Emmys or Emmy)
- a diminutive of the female given names Emilie or Emma
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Emmy c (genitive Emmys)
- a female given name, diminutive of Emilia and Emma