Elma

elma English Etymology A 19th-century creation, usually explained as a form of en Wilhelmina or en it Guglielma. It has also been recorded as a blend of en Elizabeth and en Mary. Proper noun en female coinages. en city s/Iowa. en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/Erie County s/New York. TopoZone: Elma, New York en city s/Washington. References Anagrams en aelm mela mela- amel -meal meal alme Lema male- Male male leam lame lamé Leam Elam Malé lema Estonian Proper noun f et female Elma Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Elmuson Elmudóttir Declension Elma Elmu Elmu Elmu Finnish Etymology From the 19th century. Likely from fi en Elma, fi da Elma or fi it Elma. Pronunciation Proper noun fi female fi 1959 w:Väinö Linna Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1 181 WSOY 1965 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. fi 1960 w:Kalle Päätalo Koillismaa 470 Gummerus 1996 9512037807 —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 Elm a Statistics dvv_20250813 1536 787 310 1 References Anagrams fi aelm elam mela German Proper noun de proper noun f genitive Elmas or Elma de female Elma Serbo-Croatian Proper noun sh proper noun sh rare sh female Declension Elm Further reading