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Emmy

Diminutive of Emily and Emma
"work; universal"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Tue Jul 01 2025

Emmy Origin and Meaning

The name Emmy is a girl's name meaning "work; universal".

Long a nickname for all the Em-names, as well as an annual award, Emmy is now being given on its own, as are soundalikes Emme and Emmi. Might be too identified with the TV awards--though that doesn't seem to have hurt Oscar or Tony. We think Emmy is a little too cutesey, and is probably best kept as a nickname for something that ages a little better.

# 453 in the US

Emmy Rank in US Top 1000

# 781 on Nameberry

Emmy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Emmy

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Famous People Named Emmy

  • Emmy Lichtwitz Krasso
    Austrian painter
  • Emmanuelle "Emmy" Rossum
    American actress and singer,songwriter
  • Mary Elizabeth "Emmy" Clarke
    American actress
  • (Amalie) Emmy Noether
    German mathematician
  • Emmy the Great (born Emma
    Lee Moss), English singer,songwriter
  • Emmy (born Emma Bejanyan)
    Armenian pop singer
  • Emmy Hennings (born Emma Maria Cordsen)
    German performer and poet
  • Emmy Goring (born Emma Johanna Henny Sonnemann)
    German actress
  • Emmy Loose
    Austrian operatic soprano
  • Emmy Charlotte Ponting (b. 2008)
    daughter of cricketer Ricky Ponting

The name Emmy in Pop Culture

  • Emmy Awards
    TV awards
  • Emmy
    main female character on "Dragon Tales" & older sister to Max
  • EmmyMadeInJapan
    a YouTube channel dedicated to snack tasting
  • Emmy Slattery
    character in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind
  • Emmy Garrett
    main character in "Stork's Nest by J. Breckenridge Ellis and film "Emmy of Stork's Nest"
  • Emmy Starr
    character in "Sims" series
  • Emmy Mirsky
    Adam Goldberg's friend in ABC's "The Goldbergs"
  • Emmy
    main character in novel "Emmy & Oliver"

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