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Irma.

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

  2. A village in Alberta, Canada.

  3. A village in Lombardy, Italy.

  4. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

Where this word comes from

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.

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