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View Name: Irma


IRMA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: German, Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED: EER-mah (German), EER-maw (Hungarian), UR-mÉ™ (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
German short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ermen, which meant "whole, universal". It is thus related to EMMA. It began to be regularly used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Imma (German), Erma (English)
DIMINUTIVES: Imke (German), Irmuska (Hungarian)
Popularity
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Bosnia and Herzegovina  ranked #67 
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