What names are similar to Alma?
If you like Alma, consider Emma, Asma and Ava. Like Alma, their spellings end in -a.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Alma.
Emma Germanic · "whole, universal," from the old root ermen; it began a thousand years ago as a short form of longer Ermen- names and has stood alone ever since, worn by medieval queens and Austen's heroine alike. About as classic as a girl name can get
Asma Arabic · "supreme, higher" (Arabic root samā, "to be high")
Ava English · an English variant of Eve, linked to Hebrew words for "to breathe" or "to live"
Gemma Italian · "gem, precious stone"
The same roots
Also Latin names, from the tradition Alma comes from.
Clara Latin · clear, bright or famous, from Latin clarus
Lucy Latin · "light," traditionally, from Lucia and the root lux; in Roman times given to daughters born at daybreak, and in Scandinavia still honored with a festival of candles each December. An old saint's name that sounds permanently fresh
Olivia Latin · exact meaning not established by the sources behind this page; documented in Latinized English records by the late 13th century, before Shakespeare
Raina Latin · variant of Regina, 'queen'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1890s, the same decade as Alma, on a similar curve.
Alta Latin · high, tall
Flora Latin · from Latin 'flos/floris' (flower); Roman goddess of flowers and spring
Lona Latin · short form of Leona, 'lioness', or used as a standalone name
Leta Latin · traditionally 'joy', or a short form of Aleta
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