Irma

== English == === Alternative forms === Erma === Etymology === 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 === Irma A female given name from the Germanic languages. A village in Alberta, Canada. A village in Lombardy, Italy. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin. === Anagrams === Rima, raim, rami, AMIR, Mari, Amir, Mira, RIMA, amir, mair, rima, Rami, RAIM, Mair == Albanian == === Proper noun === Irma f a female given name == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪrma] === Proper noun === Irma f a female given name, equivalent to English Irma ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Irma a female given name of German origin == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Irma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪr.maː/ Hyphenation: Ir‧ma === Proper noun === Irma f a female given name == Estonian == === Proper noun === Irma a female given name of German origin == Faroese == === Proper noun === Irma f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Irma: Irmuson daughter of Irma: Irmudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From German Irma in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈirmɑ/, [ˈirmɑ̝] Rhymes: -irmɑ Syllabification(key): Ir‧ma Hyphenation(key): Ir‧ma === Proper noun === Irma a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Irmeli ==== Statistics ==== Irma is the 84th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 8,929 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,065 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Anagrams === Armi, Mari, Mira, Rami, armi, mari, rami, rima == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iʁ.ma/ === Proper noun === Irma f a female given name, equivalent to English Irma == German == === Etymology === Short form of female compound given names beginning with the Germanic element irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire". Made popular through nineteenth century German fiction. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Irma a female given name 1865 Berthold Auerbach, Auf der Hohe (translated as On the Heights by Simon Adler Stern): ==== Related terms ==== Irmgard Irmela, Irmelin == Latvian == === Etymology === First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1888. From German Irma. === Proper noun === Irma f a female given name === References === Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN [1] Population Register of Latvia: Irma was the only given name of 803 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010. == Lithuanian == === Proper noun === Irma f a female given name == Slovak == === Etymology === Derived from German Irma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈirma/ === Proper noun === Irma f (genitive singular Irmy, nominative plural Irmy, declension pattern of žena) a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Irmuša, Irmuška Irmuľa === Further reading === “Irma”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiɾma/ [ˈiɾ.ma] Rhymes: -iɾma Syllabification: Ir‧ma === Proper noun === Irma f a female given name, equivalent to English Irma == Swedish == === Etymology === From German Irma. First recorded in Sweden in 1868. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Irma c (genitive Irmas) a female given name === Anagrams === Mari