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English
Etymology
From German Irma in the nineteenth century. Short form of Germanic names beginning with irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Cognate with English Emma.
Proper noun
Irma
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
1939, Herbert Ernest Bates, The Flying Goat, Ulverscroft Large Print Books, published 1995, →ISBN, page 52:- - -, she thanked God for Irma: thanked God that Irma's hair was rich and beautiful, that she had the aristocratic richness of a name like Irma and not the common poverty of a name like May or Flo;
- A village in Alberta, Canada.
- A village in Lombardy, Italy.
- An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
Anagrams
- Rima, raim, rami, AMIR, Mari, Amir, Mira, RIMA, amir, mair, rima, Rami, RAIM, Mair
Albanian
Proper noun
Irma f
- a female given name
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Irma f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Irma
Declension
Declension of Irma (hard feminine reducible)
Danish
Proper noun
Irma
- a female given name of German origin
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Irma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪr.maː/
- Hyphenation: Ir‧ma
Proper noun
Irma f
- a female given name
Estonian
Proper noun
Irma
- a female given name of German origin
Faroese
Proper noun
Irma f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Irma: Irmuson
- daughter of Irma: Irmudóttir
Declension
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singular
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indefinite
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nominative
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Irma
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accusative
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Irmu
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dative
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Irmu
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genitive
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Irmu
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Finnish
Etymology
From German Irma in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Irma
- a female given name
Declension
Statistics
- Irma is the 78th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,746 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,087 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Irma f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Irma
German
Etymology
Short form of female compound given names beginning with the Germanic element irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire". Made popular through nineteenth century German fiction.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Irma
- a female given name
- 1865 Berthold Auerbach, Auf der Hohe (translated as On the Heights by Simon Adler Stern):
Die Angst gewann die Uebermacht, und wie ein Hülfeschrei aus der Tiefe rang sich von die Lippen der Königin der Ruf los: "Irma! Irma!" und Irma! Irma! tönte es wieder und wieder von den Bergen. Die weite Welt ringsum rief den Namen Irma...- Fear gained the mastery and, with a wailing shriek for help, she cried out: "Irma! Irma!" and "Irma, Irma" was echoed again and again from the mountains. The whole world was shouting Irma's name.
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1888. From German Irma.
Proper noun
Irma f
- a female given name
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Irma was the only given name of 803 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Lithuanian
Proper noun
Irma f
- a female given name
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from German Irma.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Irma f (genitive singular Irmy, nominative plural Irmy, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Irma f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Irma
Swedish
Etymology
From German Irma. First recorded in Sweden in 1868.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Irma c (genitive Irmas)
- a female given name
Anagrams