Euphémie (given Name)
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Euphémie, Anglicized as Euphemie, is a feminine given name, a
French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...
version of the name
Euphemia Euphemia (; 'well-spoken f), known as Euphemia the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a virgin martyr, who died for her faith at Chalcedon in 303 AD. According to tradition, Euphemia was martyred for refusing to offer sacrifices t ...
, which is a
Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
name meaning ''well spoken'', from a combination of the Greek word elements ''eu '', meaning ''good'', and ''phēmí'', meaning ''to speak''. Notable people with the name include: * Euphémie Daguilh (died 1834), Haitian composer and choreographer, mistress of Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines * Euphémie Muraton (1836–1914), French painter


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