Given name
Imma
“one who is complete; a universal woman”
Imma is a variant of Ima. In German use, Ima carries the interpretation “one who is complete; a universal woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Imma is a variant of Ima. In German use, Ima carries the interpretation “one who is complete; a universal woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Imma connects to the Emma name family through Ima. Emma has Germanic roots and a long association with Norman naming traditions in Britain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Imma is a diminutive of Immacolata. Imma connects to the Emma name family through Ima. The shared background comes through Emma: Emma was shortened from names containing the element erm(en) or irm(en), such as Ermintrude and Irmgard. Emma’s later use as a pet form of Emily is a separate naming practice, not the explanation of its older origin.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Imma connects to the Emma name family through Ima. The history of Emma gives this family its wider story. Emma was the name of the mother of Edward the Confessor. That early royal association places it within Britain’s medieval naming history, alongside the wider influence of Norman names.
Explained through its name family
Imma’s family of names
In Italian usage, Imma is a diminutive of Immacolata. Imma has a related form in Ima. Imma has an affectionate form in Imke.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Imma
- Imma Tor FausAndorran diplomat and politician (born 1966)
- Imma MonsóSpanish fiction writerborn 1959
- Imma BattagliaItalian activist and politician (born 1960)
- Imma von BodmershofAustrian writer and baron (1895-1982)
- Imma ColomerSpanish actorborn 1946
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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