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Help[Opinions] Alma, Ilma, Elma
What do you think of these three?
Alma means "soul" and seems to be getting more popular.
Ilma means "air" in Finnish, "knowledge" in Arabic and "starlight" in Quenya. It is popular in Bosnia and Herzegowina.
Elma reminds me of elm trees and I think it's nice.
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Alma means "soul" and seems to be getting more popular.
Ilma means "air" in Finnish, "knowledge" in Arabic and "starlight" in Quenya. It is popular in Bosnia and Herzegowina.
Elma reminds me of elm trees and I think it's nice.
Also, please rate my PNL if you have time, added quite a few new names :) Thanks.
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
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I like Alma, Ilma and Elma are ok.
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Elma is my favorite soundwise, although I think Elmira is prettier, and I wonder if it's too close to Elmo (I would love Elmo if not for Sesame Street). They do remind me of elms, and I like Elm as a NN generally. I also like Telma / Telmo.
I've met a teenage Alma before. I think she would be about 20 now. I think the meaning is lovely, but it still seems a little clunky to me (Salma seems smoother?); I probably associate almanacs and almsgiving more than anything else...I could maybe warm up to it some, if I used it regularly.
The various meanings of Ilma are interesting but again, I don't like the sound much. I feel like it'd be most fun as a NN for Ilmatar.
I've met a teenage Alma before. I think she would be about 20 now. I think the meaning is lovely, but it still seems a little clunky to me (Salma seems smoother?); I probably associate almanacs and almsgiving more than anything else...I could maybe warm up to it some, if I used it regularly.
The various meanings of Ilma are interesting but again, I don't like the sound much. I feel like it'd be most fun as a NN for Ilmatar.
This message was edited 4/21/2022, 7:17 PM
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