Alma
\al.ma\⚥French unisex name: girls and boys
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine and masculine (unisex) |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \al.ma\ |
Origin and meaning
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.
Where it is mostly given
- United States
- Italy
- Spain
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Switzerland
- Iceland
- Denmark
- Sweden
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Simon Villeneuve (Canada (Chicoutimi)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).