EMMA - What names could Emma be a nickname for?

[Kate-Birchtree]

Hi everyone

I'm sleuthing a stubborn ghost from the late 1790s, and I have a strong suspicion that she used an alias that may have been (with some luck!) a diminutive/nickname of her birth name.

Question: what names (in the genealogy world/in the late 18th century) would/could Emma be a nickname for?

The obvious ones seem to be:

• Emily
• Em(m)eline
• Amelia

Could any of these reasonably apply too?

• Amy
• Mary/Mary Ann
• Elizabeth
• Margaret
• Margot

Are there any others (even left-field/one-off ones that you might know about!) that aren't listed here?

Thanks for your help!

[Raybistre]

Emma Lyon who later became Lady Emma Hamilton was baptized at Neston, Cheshire in 1765 as Emy dtr of Henry Lyon, Smith of Ness, and Mary his wife. Was it meant to be Amy or Emma? Maybe interchangable.
Ray

[nanny jan]

My gt.grandmother Elizabeth sometimes appears as Polly on census records.

Margaret is often Meg or Peggy.

[Gan Yam]

Could Jemima be a possibility?

[rosie99]

Hi everyone

I'm sleuthing a stubborn ghost from the late 1790s, and I have a strong suspicion that she used an alias that may have been (with some luck!) a diminutive/nickname of her birth name.

Why not post her details on here in case someone is able to help you find the details you need

[MonicaL]

Some other variants given here www.whatsinaname.net/php/search.php?action=search2&search_name=emma

If you click on some of the names, it will give you further options.

Monica

[JAKnighton]

I have seen ancestors and relatives of mine named Amy be referred to as Emma on some records.

[Erato]

Maybe Emma was her middle name and the one she preferred to use.

[Lisa in California]

Is there a possibility that Emma was her middle name?

I have a number of relatives and ancestors who exclusively use/used just their middle names.  I think 98% of my brother’s friends don’t even know that “John” isn’t his first name.

Could Emma have been a Mary Emma, Jane Emma, Louisa Emma, etc.

Also, perhaps she used Emma (middle name) to distinguish herself from her mother?