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femaleAlma - Name Meaning and Origin


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The girl's name Alma \a-lma, al-ma\ is pronounced AL-mah. It is of Latin, Italian, Hebrew and Arabic origin, and its meaning is "nourishing, kind; soul; young woman; learned". Modern name. Also the name of a river in the Crimea where the famous 19th-century Battle of Alma was fought. "Alma mater" is the term for a college or university, meaning "fostering mother". American vamp of the silent screen, Alma Bennett; composer's wife Alma Mahler.

Alma has 2 variant forms: Almah and Allma.

Baby names that sound like Alma are Alima, Aloma, Aluma and Elma.

Alma is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Alma. Click here to compare Alma with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Alma
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Alma

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