# 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.
** 1939, Herbert Ernest Bates, The Flying Goat, Ulverscroft Large Print Books, published 1995, →ISBN, page 52:- - -, she thanked God for Irma: thanked God that Irma's hair was rich and beautiful, that she had the aristocratic richness of a name like Irma and not the common poverty of a name like May or Flo;
* 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: [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: /ˈɪr.maː/
* Audio:(file)
* 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: /ˈirmɑ/, [ˈirmɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -irmɑ
* Hyphenation: Ir‧ma

### Proper noun

Irma
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Irma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Irmani
Irmani
accusative
nom.
Irmani
Irmani
gen.
Irmani
genitive
Irmani
Irmojeni Irmaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Irmaani
Irmojani
inessive
Irmassani
Irmoissani
elative
Irmastani
Irmoistani
illative
Irmaani
Irmoihini
adessive
Irmallani
Irmoillani
ablative
Irmaltani
Irmoiltani
allative
Irmalleni
Irmoilleni
essive
Irmanani
Irmoinani
translative
Irmakseni
Irmoikseni
abessive
Irmattani
Irmoittani
instructive
comitative
—Irmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Irmasi
Irmasi
accusative
nom.
Irmasi
Irmasi
gen.
Irmasi
genitive
Irmasi
Irmojesi Irmaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Irmaasi
Irmojasi
inessive
Irmassasi
Irmoissasi
elative
Irmastasi
Irmoistasi
illative
Irmaasi
Irmoihisi
adessive
Irmallasi
Irmoillasi
ablative
Irmaltasi
Irmoiltasi
allative
Irmallesi
Irmoillesi
essive
Irmanasi
Irmoinasi
translative
Irmaksesi
Irmoiksesi
abessive
Irmattasi
Irmoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Irmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Irmamme
Irmamme
accusative
nom.
Irmamme
Irmamme
gen.
Irmamme
genitive
Irmamme
Irmojemme Irmaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Irmaamme
Irmojamme
inessive
Irmassamme
Irmoissamme
elative
Irmastamme
Irmoistamme
illative
Irmaamme
Irmoihimme
adessive
Irmallamme
Irmoillamme
ablative
Irmaltamme
Irmoiltamme
allative
Irmallemme
Irmoillemme
essive
Irmanamme
Irmoinamme
translative
Irmaksemme
Irmoiksemme
abessive
Irmattamme
Irmoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Irmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Irmanne
Irmanne
accusative
nom.
Irmanne
Irmanne
gen.
Irmanne
genitive
Irmanne
Irmojenne Irmainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Irmaanne
Irmojanne
inessive
Irmassanne
Irmoissanne
elative
Irmastanne
Irmoistanne
illative
Irmaanne
Irmoihinne
adessive
Irmallanne
Irmoillanne
ablative
Irmaltanne
Irmoiltanne
allative
Irmallenne
Irmoillenne
essive
Irmananne
Irmoinanne
translative
Irmaksenne
Irmoiksenne
abessive
Irmattanne
Irmoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Irmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Irmansa
Irmansa
accusative
nom.
Irmansa
Irmansa
gen.
Irmansa
genitive
Irmansa
Irmojensa Irmainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Irmaansa
Irmojaan Irmojansa
inessive
Irmassaan Irmassansa
Irmoissaan Irmoissansa
elative
Irmastaan Irmastansa
Irmoistaan Irmoistansa
illative
Irmaansa
Irmoihinsa
adessive
Irmallaan Irmallansa
Irmoillaan Irmoillansa
ablative
Irmaltaan Irmaltansa
Irmoiltaan Irmoiltansa
allative
Irmalleen Irmallensa
Irmoilleen Irmoillensa
essive
Irmanaan Irmanansa
Irmoinaan Irmoinansa
translative
Irmakseen Irmaksensa
Irmoikseen Irmoiksensa
abessive
Irmattaan Irmattansa
Irmoittaan Irmoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Irmoineen Irmoinensa :

#### Related terms

* Irmeli

#### Statistics

* Irma is the 78th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,746 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,087 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Armi, Mari, Mira, Rami, armi, mari, rami, rima

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Irma
* a female given name
** 1865 Berthold Auerbach, Auf der Hohe (translated as On the Heights by Simon Adler Stern):
    Die Angst gewann die Uebermacht, und wie ein Hülfeschrei aus der Tiefe rang sich von die Lippen der Königin der Ruf los: "Irma! Irma!" und Irma! Irma! tönte es wieder und wieder von den Bergen. Die weite Welt ringsum rief den Namen Irma...Fear gained the mastery and, with a wailing shriek for help, she cried out: "Irma! Irma!" and "Irma, Irma" was echoed again and again from the mountains. The whole world was shouting Irma's name.

#### 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
* 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: /ˈirma/

### Proper noun

Irma f (genitive singular Irmy, nominative plural Irmy, declension pattern of žena)
* a female given name

#### 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Irma c (genitive Irmas)
* a female given name

### Anagrams

* Mari