Alma

See also: alma and álma

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.

Proper noun

Alma

1. A female given name from Latin, popular in the 19th century.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 18:

     Alma she called was, a virgin bright:/ That had not yet felt Cupides wanton rage,/ Yet was she woo'd of many a gentle knight […]

2. (Mormonism) One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book in the Book of Mormon.
3. Places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
   2. A city in Crawford County, Arkansas.
   3. A ghost town in Santa Clara County, California.
   4. A statutory town in Park County, Colorado.
   5. A city, the county seat of Bacon County, Georgia.
   6. A village in Marion County, Illinois.
   7. A ghost town in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
   8. A small city, the county seat of Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
   9. A city in Gratiot County, Michigan.
   10. A small city in Lafayette County, Missouri.
   11. A small city, the county seat of Harlan County, Nebraska.
   12. An unincorporated community in Catron County, New Mexico.
   13. A town in Allegany County, New York.
   14. An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
   15. An unincorporated community in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
   16. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
   17. A town in Ellis County, Texas.
   18. An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
   19. A small city, the county seat of Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
   20. A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
   21. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
4. Places in Canada:
   1. A village in Albert County, New Brunswick.
   2. An unincorporated rural community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
   3. An unincorporated rural community of Wellington County, Ontario.
   4. A settlement in Prince Edward Island.
   5. A town in Quebec.
5. Former name of Boudouaou, Algeria.

Translations

female given name

• Danish: Alma
• Finnish: Alma (fi)
• Galician: Alma (gl) f
• German: Alma (de)
• Hebrew: עַלְמָה (he) ('álma)
• Latvian: Alma
• Norwegian: Alma (no)
• Serbo-Croatian: Alma
• Spanish: Alma (es)
• Swedish: Alma (sv)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Alma

1. (space science) Non-standard capitalisation of ALMA (Acronym of Atacama Large Millimeter Array.)

Anagrams

• amla, Alam, lama, Amal, laam, Lama, mala, LAMA

Danish

Proper noun

Alma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.maː/
• Hyphenation: Al‧ma

Proper noun

Alma n

1. A neighbourhood of Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

Estonian

Proper noun

Alma (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

Faroese

Proper noun

Alma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Alma: Almuson
• daughter of Alma: Almudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Alma
accusative	Almu
dative	Almu
genitive	Almu

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin alma, but see also English Alma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Al‧ma

Proper noun

Alma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma
   • 1984, Veronica Pimenoff, Loistava Helena, Tammi, →ISBN, page 44:

     —On tämä vähän hassua kun ei niistä tiedä mitään.
     —Nimet sentään. Jos jonkun nimi on Alma niin sen täytyy olla lihava.

     —It is a bit funny when you don't know anything of them.
     —Well, the name. If someone's Alma she's got to be fat.

Declension

Inflection of Alma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Alma	Almat
genitive		Alman	Almojen
partitive		Almaa	Almoja
illative		Almaan	Almoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Alma	Almat
accusative	nom.	Alma	Almat
	gen.	Alman
genitive		Alman	Almojen Almain rare
partitive		Almaa	Almoja
inessive		Almassa	Almoissa
elative		Almasta	Almoista
illative		Almaan	Almoihin
adessive		Almalla	Almoilla
ablative		Almalta	Almoilta
allative		Almalle	Almoille
essive		Almana	Almoina
translative		Almaksi	Almoiksi
abessive		Almatta	Almoitta
instructive		—	Almoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Alma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Almani Almani accusative nom. Almani Almani gen. Almani genitive Almani Almojeni Almaini rare partitive Almaani Almojani inessive Almassani Almoissani elative Almastani Almoistani illative Almaani Almoihini adessive Almallani Almoillani ablative Almaltani Almoiltani allative Almalleni Almoilleni essive Almanani Almoinani translative Almakseni Almoikseni abessive Almattani Almoittani instructive — — comitative — Almoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Almasi Almasi accusative nom. Almasi Almasi gen. Almasi genitive Almasi Almojesi Almaisi rare partitive Almaasi Almojasi inessive Almassasi Almoissasi elative Almastasi Almoistasi illative Almaasi Almoihisi adessive Almallasi Almoillasi ablative Almaltasi Almoiltasi allative Almallesi Almoillesi essive Almanasi Almoinasi translative Almaksesi Almoiksesi abessive Almattasi Almoittasi instructive — — comitative — Almoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Almamme Almamme accusative nom. Almamme Almamme gen. Almamme genitive Almamme Almojemme Almaimme rare partitive Almaamme Almojamme inessive Almassamme Almoissamme elative Almastamme Almoistamme illative Almaamme Almoihimme adessive Almallamme Almoillamme ablative Almaltamme Almoiltamme allative Almallemme Almoillemme essive Almanamme Almoinamme translative Almaksemme Almoiksemme abessive Almattamme Almoittamme instructive — — comitative — Almoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Almanne Almanne accusative nom. Almanne Almanne gen. Almanne genitive Almanne Almojenne Almainne rare partitive Almaanne Almojanne inessive Almassanne Almoissanne elative Almastanne Almoistanne illative Almaanne Almoihinne adessive Almallanne Almoillanne ablative Almaltanne Almoiltanne allative Almallenne Almoillenne essive Almananne Almoinanne translative Almaksenne Almoiksenne abessive Almattanne Almoittanne instructive — — comitative — Almoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Almansa Almansa accusative nom. Almansa Almansa gen. Almansa genitive Almansa Almojensa Almainsa rare partitive Almaansa Almojaan Almojansa inessive Almassaan Almassansa Almoissaan Almoissansa elative Almastaan Almastansa Almoistaan Almoistansa illative Almaansa Almoihinsa adessive Almallaan Almallansa Almoillaan Almoillansa ablative Almaltaan Almaltansa Almoiltaan Almoiltansa allative Almalleen Almallensa Almoilleen Almoillensa essive Almanaan Almanansa Almoinaan Almoinansa translative Almakseen Almaksensa Almoikseen Almoiksensa abessive Almattaan Almattansa Almoittaan Almoittansa instructive — — comitative — Almoineen Almoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kassialma

 

Statistics

• Alma is the 205^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,951 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,600 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• lama

German

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Proper noun

Alma f (proper noun, genitive Alma)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians during 1825 - 1850 . From Latin alma, and a contraction of Amālija.

Proper noun

Alma f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Alma was the only given name of 904 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Alma f

1. a female given name

Norwegian

Proper noun

Alma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Almás, from almás (“apple tree grove”), from alma (“apple”).

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Proper noun

Alma f

1. A commune of Sibiu, Romania
2. A village in Alma, Sibiu, Romania

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Alma

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

Declension

    Declension of Alma

	singular	plural
nominative	Alma	Alme
genitive	Alme	Alma
dative	Almi	Almama
accusative	Almu	Alme
vocative	Almo	Alme
locative	Almi	Almama
instrumental	Almom	Almama

Further reading

• “Alma”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalma/ [ˈal.ma]
• Rhymes: -alma
• Syllabification: Al‧ma

Proper noun

Alma f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

Swedish

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Proper noun

Alma c (genitive Almas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alma

Anagrams

• lama

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Alma.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalma/ [ˈʔal.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -alma
• Syllabification: Al‧ma

Proper noun

Alma (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋ)

1. a female given name from English

Anagrams

• alam