Irma (name)

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Irma is a female given name.^[1]

It is also used in combination with other names in the abbreviated form "Irm-," for example, Irmine, Irmela, Irmgard, Irmgardis, and Irmentraud. The name comes from the Old High German "irmin", meaning "world". The Georgian given name "Irma" comes from the Georgian word "iremi"—"deer".

The name days for Irma are February 19 (Germany), March 31 (Estonia, Finland), April 7 (Sweden), May 3 (Hungary), September 10 (Czech Republic), September 18 (Poland), October 13 (Latvia), October 25 (USA), and November 14 (Slovakia).