Origin of the name Irma:
Short form of any of the various names, many now obsolete, that begin with the Germanic element Erm(en), Irm(en) (strength). Var: Irma.
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Irma Serrano, Mexican actress
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Irma La Douce, a movie and play
Irma Bunt, character in the 1969 James Bond movie "On Her majesty's Secret Service"
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