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What does Irma mean?
Irma 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced IR-ma. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Irma is "entire, universal". Short form of names containing irm(en) or erm(en), like Ermintrude.
ENDS WITH -ma
Variations
VARIANTS Erma▼, Ermengard, Irmina, Irmine, Irmgard, Irmgarde
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Irma Sage (I.S.), ..
How popular is Irma?
Irma is a very prominent first name for females (#255 out of 4276, Top 6%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Irma reached its peak position of #152 in the U.S. during the years 1900-1909, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Irma are Emma (#1 LAST YEAR), Erma and Irmgard. These relations of Irma were favored as birth names 138 years ago (AVERAGE #624) and are somewhat less common today (#1500, DOWN 45.5%), with forms such as Erma going out of style.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alma▼, Ama, Amma, Asma, Bama, Cama, Carma, Cima, Cyma, Dama, Dorma, Edma, Elma▼, Ema, Esma, Fima, Fruma, Hema, Herma, Iana, Iara, Ida▼, Idra, Ila▼, Ilima, Ilka, Illa, Ilsa, Ima▼, Iman▼, Ina▼, Inda, Inga▼, Inya, Iola▼, Iona▼, Ira, Iren, Irena, Irida, Irina, Iris▲, Irisa, Irit, Irita, Iryna, Isa, Isha, Isla▲, Isme, Ita, Iva▼, Jama, Kama, Karma, Mima, Norma▼, Oma▼, Ooma, Osma, Ozma, Pama, Pima, Prima, Rama, Rima, Roma▼, Sima, Soma, Syma, Tama, Toma, Uma, Yuma and Zuma. These names tend to be less frequently used than Irma.
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