Elma
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Elma
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- A city in Iowa
- A town in New York
- A city in Washington
Anagrams[edit]
Estonian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Elma (genitive f, partitive [please provide])
- a female given name, equivalent to English Elma
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Elma f
- a female given name
Usage notes[edit]
Matronymics
- son of Elma: Elmuson
- daughter of Elma: Elmudóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Elma |
Accusative | Elmu |
Dative | Elmu |
Genitive | Elmu |
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the 19th century. Similar to English Elma.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Elma
- 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.
- —I think Elma is a lovely name and...you too are lovely.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Elma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Statistics[edit]
- 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[edit]
German[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Elma f (genitive Elmas or Elma)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Elma
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Elma
- a female given name
Categories:
- English terms derived from Italian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English female given names
- English female given names from coinages
- en:Cities in Iowa, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Iowa, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Towns in New York, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Cities in Washington, USA
- en:Places in Washington, USA
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian proper nouns
- Estonian given names
- Estonian female given names
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese female given names
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/elmɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/elmɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish female given names
- Finnish terms with quotations
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German feminine nouns
- German given names
- German female given names
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian proper nouns
- Serbo-Croatian given names
- Serbo-Croatian female given names