What origin is the name Elma?

Elma comes from german naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Elma a popular name?

Elma is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Elma does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Elma?

Names from the same german tradition pair naturally with Elma — for example William, Henry, Paul. You can browse more on our german names page.

Elma

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Elma

Elma

Girl

german

2 syllables

Elma is a german girl's name meaning "Gods protection; amiable; used as a diminutive of many feminine name ending in elma. also a name derived from a compound of the first two letters of elizaheth and mary; apple".

The meaning of Elma is "Gods protection; amiable; used as a diminutive of many feminine name ending in elma. also a name derived from a compound of the first two letters of elizaheth and mary; apple" — a girl name of german origin. At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Origin: german
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Gods protection; amiable; used as a diminutive of many feminine name ending in elma. also a name derived from a compound of the first two letters of elizaheth and mary; apple

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Elma

Very rare in US records

What does Elma mean?

Elma is a girl name of german origin meaning "Gods protection; amiable; used as a diminutive of many feminine name ending in elma. also a name derived from a compound of the first two letters of elizaheth and mary; apple".

Is Elma a rare name?

Yes. Elma does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Elma

William Henry Paul Raymond Lukas Leon

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Names with a similar meaning to Elma

Elma means "Gods protection; amiable; used as a diminutive of many feminine name ending in elma. also a name derived from a compound of the first two letters of elizaheth and mary; apple" — these names share that spirit.