Heritage Home Consulting & Antique Appraisals in Edmonton. Nasty Victorian Punishment Devices. July 23, 2010 Â· by Â· in Antiques, My Travels. On a recent trip to Kingston, Ontario a family member and I decided to go to a different kind of museum â a Penitentiary museum. Iâm not even sure I spelled that right! Itâs certainly not a word in my normal vocabulary.
Emma is a given female name. It is derived from the Germanic word ermen meaning whole or universal, and was originally a short form of Germanic names that began with ermen.Emma is also used as a diminutive of Emmeline, Amelia or any other name beginning with em.It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife both of King Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confessor) and later of King Canute.mma is also used as a diminutive of Emmeline, Amelia or any other name beginning with em. It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife both of King Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confessor) and later of King Canute.
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). EMMA f English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic. Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning whole or universal ... [more].