Alma

See also alma

English

Etymology

Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a diminutive of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.

Proper noun

Alma

1. A female given name, popular in the 19th century.
2. Places in the U.S., Canada, and several other countries.
3. (Mormonism) One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book in the Book of Mormon.

Quotations

• 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene: II:ix:18:

  Alma she called was, a virgin bright:

  That had not yet felt Cupides wanton rage,

  Yet was she woo'd of many a gentle knight,

Translations

female given name

Danish: Alma (da) Finnish: Alma (fi) German: Alma (de)

Norwegian: Alma (no) Swedish: Alma (sv)

Anagrams

• lama
• mala

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Danish

Proper noun

Alma

1. A female given name, cognate to English Alma.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈɑlmɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmɑ
• Hyphenation: Al‧ma

Proper noun

Alma

1. A female given name, cognate to English Alma.

Declension

Declension of Alma (type kala) singular plural nominative Alma Almat genitive Alman Almojen Almain1 partitive Almaa Almoja accusative Alma Alman Almat inessive Almassa Almoissa elative Almasta Almoista illative Almaan Almoihin adessive Almalla Almoilla ablative Almalta Almoilta allative Almalle Almoille essive Almana Almoina translative Almaksi Almoiksi instructive – Almoin abessive Almatta Almoitta comitative – Almoineen 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• lama

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German

Proper noun

Alma

1. A female given name, cognate to English Alma.

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians during 1825 - 1850 . From Latin alma, and a contraction of Amālija.

Proper noun

Alma f.

1. A female given name.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Alma was the only given name of 904 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Alma

1. A female given name, cognate to English Alma.

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Spanish

Proper noun

Alma f.

1. A female given name.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Alma

1. A female given name, cognate to English Alma.