Western numerology
Number 4 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Elma at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 4
- Indian numerology
- 4
- Characters
- 4
- Popular
- 180 family views
Number meaning for Elma
Indian numerology
Number 4 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Elma mean?
Elma is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Indian, English, German context. Its meaning is recorded as: Apple; Friendly; God's protection; 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
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
Similar names
Names like Elma
Selma
Girl
Indian
Comely; divinely protected; Fair; Feminine diminutive of Anselm: God's helmet; Secure
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Elisai
Unisex
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Melodious; Seven Musical Notes; Seven Musical Notes - Melodious
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Salma
Girl
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a wife of the Prophet; Peace; Peaceful; Peaceful, safe, healthy; Safe; To be safe, peaceful
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Brother names
Brothers for Elma
Elisai
Unisex
Indian
Melodious; Seven Musical Notes; Seven Musical Notes - Melodious
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Ellis
Boy
Indian
Form of Elijah; Kind; My God is Jehovah From a surname derived from a medieval variant of Elias from Elijah; The Lord is My God; Variant of Elias: The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God
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Sister names
Sisters for Elma
Selma
Girl
Indian
Comely; divinely protected; Fair; Feminine diminutive of Anselm: God's helmet; Secure
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Salma
Girl
Indian
a wife of the Prophet; Peace; Peaceful; Peaceful, safe, healthy; Safe; To be safe, peaceful
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Alma
Girl
Filipino
Apple; Good; nourishing; Soul; Soul Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable; soul, nourishing
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Ilma
Girl
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Diminutive of Wilhelmina; Knowledge and intelligence; Noble; Peace; Resolute Protector; Resolute protector Strong helmet Diminutive of Wilhelmina, feminine form of Wilhelm; Safe; Strong Helmet; Well Born
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More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Alma
Girl
Filipino
Apple; Good; nourishing; Soul; Soul Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable; soul, nourishing
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