Comments for the name Alma

Also an ancient Greek name, Alma (f), Almos (m), son of Sisyfos. In Greek "alma" means jump.

Alma is a Spanish name meaning Soul.

You can find the name Alma in the bible (the old testament}. It is a word in Hebrew that means "a young women". In Israel it used to be a rare name for older people. Lately it became fashionable again, but it is still quite unique.

Alma means "apple" in Hungarian.

Alma also means "apple" in Kazakh.

In addition to its Latin "soul" meaning, Alma appears both in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Book of Mormon as a man's name.

Alma is also the word for "soul" in Portuguese. It's not very common here in Brazil.

Also means 'good/all good' in Celtic and Irish, 'loving' in Swedish and 'little girl' in Hebrew.

The name of the river derives from the Crimean Tatar word for 'apple'.

In Hebrew, the name "Alma" can mean two things, depending on the slightly different spelling:
1. World (it's actually an Aramaic word. Hebrew would be "olam");
2. Young lady, a maiden.