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English word origin

Etymology of Irma

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.

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A female given name from the Germanic languages. · A village in Alberta, Canada. · A village in Lombardy, Italy. · An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

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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.

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