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elma

/ˈɛlmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
el-ma
IPA
/ˈɛlmə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name originating as a coinage.

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A city in Iowa.

name

A town and hamlet therein, in Erie County, New York.

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A city in Washington.

noun

Acronym of European land mammal age.

Etymology

A 19th-century creation, usually explained as a form of Wilhelmina or Italian Guglielma. It has also been recorded as a blend of Elizabeth and Mary.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ELMAs (plural)

Rhymes With

selma thelma velma delma zelma anselma

Questions

How do you pronounce elma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlmə/.
What does elma mean?
A female given name originating as a coinage.
Where does elma come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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