Elma

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English

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Etymology

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A 19th-century creation, usually explained as a form of Wilhelmina or Italian Guglielma. It has also been recorded as a blend of Elizabeth and Mary.

Proper noun

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Elma

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
  2. A city in Iowa
  3. A town in New York
  4. A city in Washington

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Proper noun

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Elma (genitive f, partitive [please provide])

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Elma

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Elma f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Elma: Elmuson
  • daughter of Elma: Elmudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Elma
Accusative Elmu
Dative Elmu
Genitive Elmu

Finnish

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Etymology

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From the 19th century. Similar to English Elma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈelmɑ/, [ˈe̞lmɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): El‧ma

Proper noun

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Elma

  1. a female given name
    • 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1, WSOY, published 1965, page 181:
      Kehdossa makasi juuri äskettäin pappilassa kasteella ollut tyttö, jonka nimenkin rouva muisti: Elma. Se oli hänen antamansa nimi. Vanhemmat olivat tahtoneet Sofiaa, mutta rouva oli saanut kuin saanutkin tytölle suomalaisperäisen nimen. Tosin vain siksi ettei Anttoo pitänyt asiaa millään tavoin tärkeänä.
      There was a girl just christened still lying out in the cradle, and the old lady hadn't forgotten her name: Elma, the name she had picked. The parents would've liked a Sofia, but in the end a Finnish name was picked, although just because Anttoo didn't think the matter was of any importance.
    • 1960, Kalle Päätalo, Koillismaa, Gummerus, published 1996, →ISBN, page 470:
      —Minusta Elma on mukava nimi ja...ja sinä itsekin olet niin mukava.
      —Minä olen äidille motkottanut, että kun on laittanut näin vanhanaikaisen nimen. Eikö se sinustakin ole vanhanaikainen?
      —Ei.
      —I think Elma is a lovely name and...you too are lovely.
      —I had always nagged my mother for giving me such an old-fashioned name. Don't you think it is old-fashioned?
      —I don't.

Declension

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Inflection of Elma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Elma Elmat
genitive Elman Elmojen
partitive Elmaa Elmoja
illative Elmaan Elmoihin
singular plural
nominative Elma Elmat
accusative nom. Elma Elmat
gen. Elman
genitive Elman Elmojen
Elmain rare
partitive Elmaa Elmoja
inessive Elmassa Elmoissa
elative Elmasta Elmoista
illative Elmaan Elmoihin
adessive Elmalla Elmoilla
ablative Elmalta Elmoilta
allative Elmalle Elmoille
essive Elmana Elmoina
translative Elmaksi Elmoiksi
abessive Elmatta Elmoitta
instructive Elmoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Elma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Elmani Elmani
accusative nom. Elmani Elmani
gen. Elmani
genitive Elmani Elmojeni
Elmaini rare
partitive Elmaani Elmojani
inessive Elmassani Elmoissani
elative Elmastani Elmoistani
illative Elmaani Elmoihini
adessive Elmallani Elmoillani
ablative Elmaltani Elmoiltani
allative Elmalleni Elmoilleni
essive Elmanani Elmoinani
translative Elmakseni Elmoikseni
abessive Elmattani Elmoittani
instructive
comitative Elmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Elmasi Elmasi
accusative nom. Elmasi Elmasi
gen. Elmasi
genitive Elmasi Elmojesi
Elmaisi rare
partitive Elmaasi Elmojasi
inessive Elmassasi Elmoissasi
elative Elmastasi Elmoistasi
illative Elmaasi Elmoihisi
adessive Elmallasi Elmoillasi
ablative Elmaltasi Elmoiltasi
allative Elmallesi Elmoillesi
essive Elmanasi Elmoinasi
translative Elmaksesi Elmoiksesi
abessive Elmattasi Elmoittasi
instructive
comitative Elmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Elmamme Elmamme
accusative nom. Elmamme Elmamme
gen. Elmamme
genitive Elmamme Elmojemme
Elmaimme rare
partitive Elmaamme Elmojamme
inessive Elmassamme Elmoissamme
elative Elmastamme Elmoistamme
illative Elmaamme Elmoihimme
adessive Elmallamme Elmoillamme
ablative Elmaltamme Elmoiltamme
allative Elmallemme Elmoillemme
essive Elmanamme Elmoinamme
translative Elmaksemme Elmoiksemme
abessive Elmattamme Elmoittamme
instructive
comitative Elmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Elmanne Elmanne
accusative nom. Elmanne Elmanne
gen. Elmanne
genitive Elmanne Elmojenne
Elmainne rare
partitive Elmaanne Elmojanne
inessive Elmassanne Elmoissanne
elative Elmastanne Elmoistanne
illative Elmaanne Elmoihinne
adessive Elmallanne Elmoillanne
ablative Elmaltanne Elmoiltanne
allative Elmallenne Elmoillenne
essive Elmananne Elmoinanne
translative Elmaksenne Elmoiksenne
abessive Elmattanne Elmoittanne
instructive
comitative Elmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Elmansa Elmansa
accusative nom. Elmansa Elmansa
gen. Elmansa
genitive Elmansa Elmojensa
Elmainsa rare
partitive Elmaansa Elmojaan
Elmojansa
inessive Elmassaan
Elmassansa
Elmoissaan
Elmoissansa
elative Elmastaan
Elmastansa
Elmoistaan
Elmoistansa
illative Elmaansa Elmoihinsa
adessive Elmallaan
Elmallansa
Elmoillaan
Elmoillansa
ablative Elmaltaan
Elmaltansa
Elmoiltaan
Elmoiltansa
allative Elmalleen
Elmallensa
Elmoilleen
Elmoillensa
essive Elmanaan
Elmanansa
Elmoinaan
Elmoinansa
translative Elmakseen
Elmaksensa
Elmoikseen
Elmoiksensa
abessive Elmattaan
Elmattansa
Elmoittaan
Elmoittansa
instructive
comitative Elmoineen
Elmoinensa

Statistics

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  • Elma is the 312th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,574 female individuals (and as a middle name to 732 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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German

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Proper noun

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Elma f (genitive Elmas or Elma)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Elma

Serbo-Croatian

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Proper noun

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Elma

  1. (rare) a female given name

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Elma”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024