Irma

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Irma

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From German Irma in the nineteenth century. Short form of Germanic names beginning with irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Cognate with English Emma.

proper noun Erma

A female given name from the Germanic languages. - - -, she thanked God for Irma: thanked God that Irma's hair was rich and beautiful, that she had the aristocratic richness of a name like Irma and not the common poverty of a name like May or Flo;
A village in Alberta, Canada.
A village in Lombardy, Italy.
An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: arma, armagh, riitta, erma, elmira, ivor, geraldine, erica, irina, erika, huberta, herman, emma, ilsa, iris, bertha

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"Irma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Irma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irma

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"Irma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irma.

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@misc{irma_2026,
  title = {Irma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}