choked by emotion

So overwhelmed with an emotion, either positive or negative, as to be unable to speak clearly or at all. She was choked by emotion when she stepped up to speak at her mother's funeral.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Doron	-	Hebrew
Apolinar	ah-po-lee-NAHR	Spanish
Joanna	jo-AN-ə (English), yaw-AHN-nah (Polish)	English, Polish, Biblical
Can	-	Turkish
Purdie	-	English (Rare)
Natalius	-	Late Roman