English

Producer Bruce Kennedy holding an Emmy statuette

Alternative forms

• Emmie

Proper noun

Emmy

1. A diminutive of Emily and Emma, also used as a female given name.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Emmy ‎(plural Emmys)

1. An award given for television production.

Danish

Proper noun

Emmy

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

German

Alternative forms

• Emmi

Proper noun

Emmy ? ‎(genitive Emmy)

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Emmy

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

Middle French

Preposition

emmy

1. among; amongst; amid
2. in the middle (of)
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 39:

     se assist sur une pierre qui estoit emmy le puys

     he sat down on a rock that was in the middle of the well

Descendants

• French: emmi (archaic).