Elma

== English == === Etymology === A 19th-century creation, usually explained as a form of Wilhelmina or Italian Guglielma. It has also been recorded as a blend of Elizabeth and Mary. === Proper noun === Elma A female given name originating as a coinage. A city in Iowa. A town in New York. A city in Washington. === Anagrams === mela, mela-, amel, -meal, meal, alme, Lema, male-, Male, male, leam, lame, lamé, Leam, Elam, Malé, lema == Estonian == === Proper noun === Elma (genitive f, partitive [please provide]) a female given name, equivalent to English Elma == Faroese == === Proper noun === Elma f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Elma's son: Elmuson Elma's daughter: Elmudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From the 19th century. Similar to English Elma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelmɑ/, [ˈe̞lmɑ̝] Rhymes: -elmɑ Syllabification(key): El‧ma Hyphenation(key): El‧ma === Proper noun === Elma a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Elma is the 310th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,536 female individuals (and as a middle name to 787 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Anagrams === elam, mela == German == === Proper noun === Elma f (genitive Elmas or Elma) a female given name, equivalent to English Elma == Serbo-Croatian == === Proper noun === Elma (rare) a female given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Elma”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026