# 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
* son of Elma: Elmuson
* daughter of Elma: Elmudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From the 19th century. Similar to English Elma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈelmɑ/, [ˈe̞lmɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elmɑ
* Hyphenation: El‧ma

### Proper noun

Elma
* a female given name
** 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1, WSOY, published 1965, page 181:Kehdossa makasi juuri äskettäin pappilassa kasteella ollut tyttö, jonka nimenkin rouva muisti: Elma. Se oli hänen antamansa nimi. Vanhemmat olivat tahtoneet Sofiaa, mutta rouva oli saanut kuin saanutkin tytölle suomalaisperäisen nimen. Tosin vain siksi ettei Anttoo pitänyt asiaa millään tavoin tärkeänä.There was a girl just christened still lying out in the cradle, and the old lady hadn't forgotten her name: Elma, the name she had picked. The parents would've liked a Sofia, but in the end a Finnish name was picked, although just because Anttoo didn't think the matter was of any importance.
** 1960, Kalle Päätalo, Koillismaa, Gummerus, published 1996, →ISBN, page 470:—Minusta Elma on mukava nimi ja...ja sinä itsekin olet niin mukava. —Minä olen äidille motkottanut, että kun on laittanut näin vanhanaikaisen nimen. Eikö se sinustakin ole vanhanaikainen? —Ei.—I think Elma is a lovely name and...you too are lovely. —I had always nagged my mother for giving me such an old-fashioned name. Don't you think it is old-fashioned? —I don't.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Elma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Elmani
Elmani
accusative
nom.
Elmani
Elmani
gen.
Elmani
genitive
Elmani
Elmojeni Elmaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Elmaani
Elmojani
inessive
Elmassani
Elmoissani
elative
Elmastani
Elmoistani
illative
Elmaani
Elmoihini
adessive
Elmallani
Elmoillani
ablative
Elmaltani
Elmoiltani
allative
Elmalleni
Elmoilleni
essive
Elmanani
Elmoinani
translative
Elmakseni
Elmoikseni
abessive
Elmattani
Elmoittani
instructive
comitative
—Elmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Elmasi
Elmasi
accusative
nom.
Elmasi
Elmasi
gen.
Elmasi
genitive
Elmasi
Elmojesi Elmaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Elmaasi
Elmojasi
inessive
Elmassasi
Elmoissasi
elative
Elmastasi
Elmoistasi
illative
Elmaasi
Elmoihisi
adessive
Elmallasi
Elmoillasi
ablative
Elmaltasi
Elmoiltasi
allative
Elmallesi
Elmoillesi
essive
Elmanasi
Elmoinasi
translative
Elmaksesi
Elmoiksesi
abessive
Elmattasi
Elmoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Elmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Elmamme
Elmamme
accusative
nom.
Elmamme
Elmamme
gen.
Elmamme
genitive
Elmamme
Elmojemme Elmaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Elmaamme
Elmojamme
inessive
Elmassamme
Elmoissamme
elative
Elmastamme
Elmoistamme
illative
Elmaamme
Elmoihimme
adessive
Elmallamme
Elmoillamme
ablative
Elmaltamme
Elmoiltamme
allative
Elmallemme
Elmoillemme
essive
Elmanamme
Elmoinamme
translative
Elmaksemme
Elmoiksemme
abessive
Elmattamme
Elmoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Elmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Elmanne
Elmanne
accusative
nom.
Elmanne
Elmanne
gen.
Elmanne
genitive
Elmanne
Elmojenne Elmainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Elmaanne
Elmojanne
inessive
Elmassanne
Elmoissanne
elative
Elmastanne
Elmoistanne
illative
Elmaanne
Elmoihinne
adessive
Elmallanne
Elmoillanne
ablative
Elmaltanne
Elmoiltanne
allative
Elmallenne
Elmoillenne
essive
Elmananne
Elmoinanne
translative
Elmaksenne
Elmoiksenne
abessive
Elmattanne
Elmoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Elmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Elmansa
Elmansa
accusative
nom.
Elmansa
Elmansa
gen.
Elmansa
genitive
Elmansa
Elmojensa Elmainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Elmaansa
Elmojaan Elmojansa
inessive
Elmassaan Elmassansa
Elmoissaan Elmoissansa
elative
Elmastaan Elmastansa
Elmoistaan Elmoistansa
illative
Elmaansa
Elmoihinsa
adessive
Elmallaan Elmallansa
Elmoillaan Elmoillansa
ablative
Elmaltaan Elmaltansa
Elmoiltaan Elmoiltansa
allative
Elmalleen Elmallensa
Elmoilleen Elmoillensa
essive
Elmanaan Elmanansa
Elmoinaan Elmoinansa
translative
Elmakseen Elmaksensa
Elmoikseen Elmoiksensa
abessive
Elmattaan Elmattansa
Elmoittaan Elmoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Elmoineen Elmoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Elma is the 312th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,574 female individuals (and as a middle name to 732 more), according to February 2023 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), 2018–2024