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Also Portuguese (Brazilian):
https://www.behindthename.com/name/almira-1/top/brazil
Almira Cercado is a Filipino singer. She is a member of the Filipino girl group 4th Impact.
Almira Hollander Pitman (1854 –1939) was an American suffragist and women's rights activist. Pitman was largely active in New England and Massachusetts suffrage organizations. She was also instrumental in working for women's suffrage in Hawaii. Pitman was also known for her writing.
al-MEE-rə in English.
Also used in Brazil, where I was born. But there it's regarded as an elderly, country name, pretty much like Mary Lou or Jerry Lee :P.
I think Almira is quite beautiful, and definitely a name you don't see everyday. However, I could've sworn that Almira had Arabic roots as well. Then again, "baby names" sites aren't well known for accuracy--which is why we have Behind the Name! :-)
Pronounced ahl-MEER-uh.
This name is almost certainly most famous for being the first name of the character Ms. Gulch in The Wizard of Oz.
Almira was the name of General Winfield Scott Hancock's wife. Hancock was a famous Union general in the civil war.
Could also be from the ancient Greek word "almyra", meaning salty, from the word "almy", meaning salted water.

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