Euphemia

Meaning: (Pleasant Speech, Fair Speech, Well Regarded, Sweetly Spoken, Well Spoken, To Speak Well, Early Christian name and the name of a Fourth Century virgin martyr. The pet form Effie became popular in the 19th Century. The word “Euphemism” derives from the same root.)

Origin: (Greek, Latin, English (Archaic)

Pronunciation: (You-fee-mee-ah, yoo-FEM-ee-a, Yuw-FEH-Miyah, Go to this site and run your cursor over the name Euphemia to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=euphemia&submit=Submit)

Gender: Female

I was flipping channels a few weeks ago and started watching the second part of a mini series called True Woman and it wasn't until the end I realized I had seen it but many years ago. Any way one of the characters was named Euphemia and I really like the name. I like the meaning and the look though I have seen most people don't like it and think it's too old fashioned. I am actually planing to use this name on one of my future characters and have her nickname to be Effie.