Emmy

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English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Emmy (plural Emmys)

  1. 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

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Chosen as a feminine-sounding derivation of immy, a nickname for the image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras.

Producer Bruce Kennedy holding an Emmy statuette

Noun

Emmy (plural Emmys)

  1. An award given for artistic excellence in television productions.

Danish

Proper noun

Emmy

  1. a female given name, diminutive of Emilie and Emma

French

Proper noun

Emmy

  1. a female given name, diminutive of Émilie and Emma

German

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Proper noun

Emmy f (genitive Emmys or Emmy)

  1. a diminutive of the female given names Emilie or Emma

Swedish

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Emmy c (genitive Emmys)

  1. a female given name, diminutive of Emilia and Emma