Elma (first name)

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Elma is a feminine given name .

Origin / meaning

The name is a short form of several names such as Amalia, Amalberga or Amelia . It also represents a Spanish form of the German name Helma and Wilhelmine - "H" is voiceless in Spanish. Elma can also be the feminine form of Saint Elmo .

Elma is particularly common in South and Central America.

Name day (s)

  • November 21 , Amalia (Amalberga, Alma, Elma, Amélie, Amelia, Amelina, Melina, Amelita, Malika, Amy)

Amalia (Amalberga), Abbess von Susteren lived in the Netherlands around 800.

Wilhelmine von Villefranche (18th and 19th centuries) taught neglected children in her house. From this the "Institute of the Holy Family" developed in the small town of Villefranche in the south of France, of which Wilhelmine de Rodat was the first superior.

  • July 10 , Amalia (Amalberga, Alma, Elma, Amelia)

Amalia (Amalberga) von Münsterbilsen lived in the 8th century in the province of Limburg (now Belgium).

  • May 31 , Helmtraud (Hiltrud, Helma)

Helmtraud (Hiltrud) lived as a hermit near Neuenheerse in Westphalia and died around 950.

Significant namesake

  • Elma Karlowa (1932–1994), Yugoslav actress with the real name Elma Karlovace (also known as Selma Karlovac). Well-known films: Fear Eats Soul (D 1973), Freddy and the Song of the South Seas (D 1962), The Green Devils of Monte Cassino (D 1958) and many more