Irma

See also irma

English

Alternative forms

• Erma

Etymology

From German Irma in the nineteenth century. Short form of Germanic names beginning with irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire". Cognate with English Emma.

Proper noun

Irma

1. A female given name.
   • 1939 Herbert Ernest Bates, The Flying Goat, Ulverscroft Large Print Books (1995), ISBN 0708934234, 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;

Anagrams

• amir, Amir, mair, Mari, Mira, raim, rami, rima, RIMA

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Czech

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Proper noun

Irma f

1. A female given name, cognate to Irma.

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Danish

Proper noun

Irma

1. A female given name of German origin.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Irma

1. A female given name of German origin.

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Finnish

Etymology

From German Irma in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈirmɑ]
• Hyphenation: Ir‧ma

Proper noun

Irma

1. A female given name.

Declension

Declension of Irma (type kala) singular plural nominative Irma Irmat genitive Irman Irmojen Irmain1 partitive Irmaa Irmoja accusative Irma Irman Irmat inessive Irmassa Irmoissa elative Irmasta Irmoista illative Irmaan Irmoihin adessive Irmalla Irmoilla ablative Irmalta Irmoilta allative Irmalle Irmoille essive Irmana Irmoina translative Irmaksi Irmoiksi instructive – Irmoin abessive Irmatta Irmoitta comitative – Irmoineen 1) Rare.

Related terms

• Irmeli

Anagrams

• Armi, Mari, mari, Mira, Rami, rima

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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.

Proper noun

Irma

1. 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.

Related terms

• Irmgard
• Irmela, Irmelin

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1888. From German Irma.

Proper noun

Irma 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: Irma was the only given name of 803 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Irma. First recorded in Sweden in 1868.

Proper noun

Irma

1. A female given name.