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Elma is so pleasant and unexpected, I really like it!

I love that they chose the name Elma to honor the Elm tree, but I don't like the name itself. I don't like Alma either, and I don't like Irma, which I would stick in the same category. I would have preferred Elmira or Elmiria, or Wilhelmina, as mentioned below.

I like it, it sounds like one of those "grandma chic" names that would be coming back about now.

I love Elma! Beautiful choice

As someone who enjoys nature names, I like the association with the elm trees. Elma is cute, and works well as a nickname for Wilhelmina, but sounds somewhat dated. It also brings the adorable red muppet to mind.

I just don't enjoy that -lm- combination of consonants. Elm trees, yes. Alma, still no, but closer to a yes than Elma.

I love it! "Elm" is such a beautiful word/cluster of sounds, which is partly why Anselm is my favorite boy's name.

All I can here is Elmo

It's my horrible aunt's name.

Conceptually I don't have a big issue with it, but the "lm" combination sound is not appealing to my ears, so I find it rather ugly-sounding.

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It is also jarringly close to Elmo, which - for better or worse - I only associate with Sesame Street. Granted, Elmo's a cool little dude, but he also isn't someone I wouldn't name a child after.

It means "apple" in some languages. I prefer Alma (also means apple in some languages) because of river Alma, it's very pretty river in Crimea, I love Crimea. I really like how we say Alma in my language :)