Does anyone know what "euphema" means? It is a family name and the Native American meaning has been lost.

Question

The name "Euphema" was my great-aunts name. I have asked several ppl in the family but no one can remember what it means. Can anyone help me?

Answer 1

It looks like Greek, and would mean good repute or nice talk.

Are you or black descent? Many cultured slave owners gave Greek names to their slaves, some pretty unusual like this one.

Answer 2

Why would you want to choose a name from a culture you know nothing about or have any ties to? Why not just name your kid Freedom. I know a few Journeys, Faiths, Hopes, and Justices; Freedom wouldn't be that far out there. Or make it mean something. Use a translation from the nationality you or the baby's dad are, or descend from. If you're great grandmother was french, give the baby the word freedom translated to french as a name.

Answer 3

This isn't a Native American word, and after some research I think it's derived from the acient Greek words euphemismos which means "well spoken" or euphemia which means "use of good words. It is probably a misspelling of euphemia.

Answer 4

This is NOT a "Native American" name. It is Greek as a previous answer points out.

Answer 5

Gender: Feminine spelling is different though
Usage: Ancient Greek, English
Pronounced: yoo-FEM-ee-a (English)
Means "to speak well", derived from Greek eu "good" and phenai "to speak". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr who was burnt at the stake. only other meaning is as follows Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus, Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeet's mostly belong to the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parakeet (Conurus Carolinensis).


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Answer 6

It is not Native American - It is a very old fashioned name

Answer 7

Euphemia comes from Greek, and means "good repute".