Alma (given name)

Alma is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning of the Name

The name " Alma " has several origins lines. The Hebrew word עלמה ( " almah " ) means " young woman ". He also comes from Italian, where he derives from Latin Almus ( " nourishing ", " fruitful" ) back. Secondly, Alma is a short form of names from the Gothic derived their name Amal ( " proficient ", " brave " ) have, such as Amalberga.

In addition, this name has, maybe as something like " mind " to understand Spanish and Portuguese meaning " soul " or "spirit." In both countries, these words are still used in the normal vernacular.

When Alma mater fertility goddess was called in ancient times, which was later in allusion to the practice of " spiritual nourishment " synonymous with or part of the name of several universities. Specifically, the University of Vienna is titled with the Latin name Alma Mater Rudolphina.

Name-day

The name-day is May 23

Famous names winners

  • Alma Adamkienė (* 1927), wife of the President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus
  • Alma del Banco (1862-1943), German painter
  • Alma Cogan (1932-1966), English singer
  • Alma Gluck (1884-1938), American opera singer (soprano )
  • Alma von Goethe (1827-1844), daughter of August and Ottilie von Goethe and granddaughter Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Alma Guillermoprieto ( b. 1949 ), Mexican journalist
  • Alma Hadzibeganovic (* 1972), Austrian author
  • Alma Hitchcock (1899-1982), wife of Alfred Hitchcock
  • Alma Karlin (1889-1950), Austrian- Yugoslav journalist
  • Alma Kettig (1915-1997), German politician (SPD ), resistance fighter, trade unionist and peace activist
  • Alma Johanna Koenig ( * 1887, disappeared after 1942 ), Austrian poet and narrator of the Jewish faith
  • Alma Leiberg (* 1980), German actress and stage actress
  • Alma Macrorie (1904-1970), American film editor
  • Alma Mahler -Werfel (1879-1964), Austrian- American artist
  • Alma Monkauskaitė (* 1961), Lithuanian doctor and politician
  • Alma Motzko (1887-1968), Austrian historian and politician
  • Alma Reville (1899-1982), British film editor and screenwriter and wife of Alfred Hitchcock
  • Alma Rogge (1894-1969), German writer
  • Alma Rosé (1906-1944), Austrian musician
  • Alma Routsong (1924-1996), American author
  • Alma Rubens (1897-1931), American silent film actress
  • Alma Seidler (1899-1977), Austrian actress
  • Alma Söderhjelm (1870-1949), Finnish historian and writer
  • Alma von Stockhausen (* 1927), German philosophy professor
  • Alma Taylor (1895-1974), British actress
  • Alma Wartenberg (1871-1928), German politician (SPD) and women's rights activist

Itemization

  • Female first name
Gothic language Name day Alma Beltran
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