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What does Erma mean?
Erma 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ER-mah. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Erma is "entire, universal". Variant of Irma. Writer/humorist Erma Bombeck.
Variations
VARIANTS Ermina, Erminia, Erminie, Irma▼, Irminia, Irminie, Hermia, Hermine, Herminie, Hermione
RELATED FORM VIA IRMA Irmina
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Erma Norah (E.N.), ..
How popular is Erma?
Erma is a very prominent first name for women (#383 out of 4276, Top 9%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Erma reached its highest position of #147 in the U.S. during 1910-1919, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Erma are Ermina, Erminia, Hermine and Irma. Usage of these relations of Erma reached its peak in the 1910s (MEDIAN #1001), but now, versions such as Erma have become less fashionable.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alma▼, Ama, Amma, Bama, Cama, Carma, Cyma, Dorma, Eba, Ebba, Eda▼, Edda, Edma, Edme, Edra, Eena, Eeva, Efa, Eira, Ela, Elba, Elda▼, Elka, Ella, Elma▼, Elsa▼, Ema, Eman, Emma, Emmy▲, Ena, Enda, Eraca, Erda, Erena, Erga, Erica▼, Erika▼, Erin▼, Erina, Eris, Erla, Erna▼, Ertha, Eryca, Eryka, Eryn, Erys, Esma, Esmae, Esme▲, Etha, Etna, Eula▼, Euna, Eva▼, Ewa, Fima, Hema, Ima▼, Jama, Karma, Norma▼, Oma▼, Ozma, Pama, Pima, Rama, Roma▼, Sima, Soma, Tama, Toma, Uma and Yuma. These names tend to be less commonly used than Erma.
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