111 rows Alma The feminine form of the Latin almus meaning fostering.

Baby name alma. Send Text Message Print. Alma was the name of several goddesses and it also appears in The Book of Mormon as a masculine name though. In the Irish origin Alma means All good.

Alma is a somewhat solemn soulful name that had a burst of popularity a century ago then faded into the flowered wallpaper and is now finding its footing once more. Al - ma alm -a The baby girl name Alma is also used as a boy name though it is far more popular for girls. Alma March 04 2020.

It is of Latin Italian Hebrew and Arabic origin and the meaning of Alma is nourishing kind. Alma has its origins in the Latin language. In addition to being familiar via the term alma mater Alma has many cultural ties such as Alma Mahler a 19th Century composer and musician and the character Alma.

The name Alma is of Germanic Hebrew Latin Spanish origins which means it has more than one root and is used in more than one countries and different languages of the world especially English speaking countries Hebrew speaking countries Spanish speaking countries among others. The Latin name for Scotland. In the English origin Alma means nourishing kind.

Find A Perfect Name Based On Your Last Name. More info about the name Alma Alma originates in Latin language and means caring fostering. In 1854 during the Crimean Wars the combined British-French army won an important victory against Russian troops on the banks of the Alma River in Crimea which is located on the northern Black Sea and attached to the Ukraine.

Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma but subsequently very fashionable. Personal experiences with the name Alma. Alma means soul in Spanish little girl in Hebrew and apple in Hungarian but can also be found in collections of Celtic names.