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Irma (F)>

Irma (female)

Derivative(s):Imke (F) Imma (F)
Derivative of:Irmgard (F) Irmtraud (F)
Lesser Synonym(s):Emma (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

German, from a pet name derived from names beginning Irm-, "whole, complete". Emma was similarly derived and we have therefore classed it as a lesser synonym.

Irma has been of occasional use in English-speaking communities since the late 19th century.