The name Irma is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in German.
Irma is pronounced as IR-ma
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Irma originates in Germanic languages and means "universal woman". The anglicized form of the name is most likely Emma. In the English-speaking countries it has been used since the 19th century but never became overly popular.
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Irma originates
In Germanic languages and means "universal woman". The anglicized form of the name is most likely
Emma.
In the English-speaking countries it has been used since the 19th century but never became overly popular.
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Pronunciation
/ˈɪʁ.ma/(German) /ˈɜɹ.mə/(English) /ˈɪr.maː/(Dutch) /ˈir.mɑ/(Finnish) /ˈiɾ.ma/(Spanish) /ˈir.mɒ/(Hungarian)
Origin
German, English, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Slovene, Germanic
Meaning
German short form of names beginning with the Old
German element irmin meaning "whole, great" (Proto-Germanic *ermunaz). It is thus related to
Emma. It began to be regularly used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.