Emmy (given name)


Emmy is a feminine given name.
Orthographic variants include Emme, Emmi and Emmie.
The name is in many instances a hypocoristic of either Emma or Emily, or Emmanuel.
It came to be used as a separate German name, given officially in Germany from the later 19th century.
As an officially given feminine name, Emmy ranked 66th in Sweden and 89th in France as of 2010.
Emmy is rarely also encountered as a surname.
Notable people with the name include:
As a familiar form of Emma
As a familiar form of Emilie
As a familiar form of Emmanuel/Emmanuelle
Other
Fictional characters