When Ema Matalavea was born about 1869, her father, Matalavea Sia, was 27 and her mother, Polo, was 23. She married Manase Le Mamea in 1883, in Safune, Samoa. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 10 September 1947, at the age of 79.
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Old French name, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, originally a short form of compound names such as Ermintrude containing the word erm(en), irm(en) ‘entire’. It was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain, but its popularity in medieval England was greatly enhanced by the fact that it had been borne by the mother of Edward the Confessor, herself a Norman. In modern times, it was only in moderate use early in the 20th century but rose sharply in favour in the 1970s and has since remained perennially popular.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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