-----Original Message----- From: essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of The Taylors Dear Essex List members Euphemia was ... Also being an unusual name does anyone know the origin of the name Euphemia please? Try Google. This site is good for every conceivable name ever (it lists 2,126 names beginning with E!) but only gives two-word meanings: http://www.mybirthcare.com/favorites/pg19/baby-names-e.asp ...while this one has lengthy entries on a smaller range of names: http://www.rampantscotland.com/forenames/blnames_de.htm Euphemia The name comes from a Greek word meaning "fair of speech" and appears in the New Testament. St Euphemia was a 4th century Christian martyr (the lions refused to devour her so she was burnt at the stake instead). The name became popular in Scotland from about the 12th century (more so in Scotland than in, say, Ireland or England). In the 13th century, Euphemia, Countess of Ross founded Fortrose Cathedral. The name became popular in the 19th century but has since fallen out of favour. There were a number of variations in spelling and it was often shortened to a pet name of Effie and Fay is also a short form of the name. Lawrence

From 'Behind the Name' a very useful site for this sort of question > EUPHEMIA > Gender: Feminine > Usage: Ancient Greek > Other Scripts: Ευφημια (Ancient Greek) > Pronounced: yoo-FEM-ee-ə (English) [key] > Means "to speak well", derived from Greek ευ "good" and φημι > (phemi) "to speak". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr who was burnt > at the stake. > Anne > On 23 Oct 2008, at 23:22, La Greenall wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of The Taylors > > Dear Essex List members > > Euphemia was ... > > Also being an unusual name does anyone know the origin of the name > Euphemia > please? > >