Irma Name Meaning & Origin
Irma
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.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Amir, Irma, Mari, Mira and Rami are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
If your name was Irma and you lived in Brooklyn, you would be called "Oima".
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Irma Serrano, Mexican actress
Erma Bombeck, writer/humourist- Irma in song, story & screen
Hurricane Irma, Category 5 storm which struck in September, 2017
Irma La Douce, a movie and play
Irma Bunt, character in the 1969 James Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
Irma Lair, the Guardian of Water and the I. in the ongoing French comic series, W.I.T.C.H. She was voiced by Candi Milo in the TV series.
Irma Biscay, character in the Betsy-Tacy series of books who is the most popular girl in school with the boys.
Irma Langinstein, nerdy friend of April and friend to the ninja turtles in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cartoon.
Irma from Mr Bean
Irma, who also goes by Mindee, one of the Stepford Cuckoos in the X-Men comics