Comments for the name Ima

Ima means "now" in Japanese.

A famous bearer of this name is Ima Hogg.

I hate this name because your last name could be something weird so your name could be Ima Pig or Ima Worm. Im sorry, but ICK!

Ima, in Spanish speaking countries is short for Imaculada Concepcion (the Immaculate Conception) which is a venerated feast day of the Virgin Mary. This feast celebrates "her" conception without sin, as the perfect vessel which would nurture and protect the infant Jesus in her "unstained" by original sin, womb. Other variants of the name are: Macu, Divina, Divi, Conchine, Concha, Concepcion.

It sounds very hideous, and will lead to a lot of teasing and bad puns.

Ima (meaning now; the present) is pronounced 'ee-mah' in Japanese.

Ima Sumaq is the name of an princess in the Inca theatre drama Ollantay. Her name means "How Beautiful!" in Quechua. (Ima means "how" and sumaq means "beautiful, excellent".)

I always thought Ema was a beautiful name when I thought it was pronounced "EE-muh." But now that I know Ema is simply pronounced "Emma," I now love Ima.
To the person who commented about being named "Ima Pig" or "Ima Worm," I don't think there would be teasing, as I do believe the name is "ee-muh" rather than "eye-muh."
This is a simple, beautiful name that I LOVE.