THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Alma
Alma is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Alma.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈʔalma/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈʔal.mɐ]Standard-Tagalog
Al · ma2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Alma.
a female given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.
A female given name from Latin, popular in the 19th century.
SpanishEtymology & source
a female given name, equivalent to English Alma
EnglishEtymology & source
A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amalą (“vigor, bravery”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia (whence Emilia, Emily) and the French Aimée (whence Amy).
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Alma
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alma Bella
Filipino actress (1910-2012)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alma Moreno
Filipino actress-politician (born 1959)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
9
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
4
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Alma Moreno, Alma Bella
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Alma in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
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Similar names to Alma
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Almar·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Elma♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Salma·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Al♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Alah·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alan♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Aleah♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Aleja·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Alma?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Recorded combinations with Alma
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q656870 — Alma (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Alma Moreno (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q656870 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Alma Bella (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q656870 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alma (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alma (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alma (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alma (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.