First names in Hebrew

First name Irma: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אירמה

Gematria value: 256

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Irma is written אירמה

Meaning and origin

What does Irma mean?

Meaning: "whole, universal", from the Germanic irmin
Origin: Germanic

Irma comes from the Germanic irmin, “whole, immense, universal”, a word also found at the start of Emma. It was much given in Germany and Central Europe, and in America in the early twentieth century.

Gematria

Irma = 256

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אירמה has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• מthe letter Mem40
• הthe letter He5
• Total256

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Irma, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Irma, in nine pages

• Irma, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Irma
• Irma, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Irma in three answers

How do you write Irma in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Irma is written אירמה.

What is the gematria value of Irma?
Written אירמה, Irma is worth 256: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter He (5).

What does Irma mean?
Whole, universal", from the Germanic irmin (origin: Germanic). Irma comes from the Germanic irmin, “whole, immense, universal”, a word also found at the start of Emma. It was much given in Germany and Central Europe, and in America in the early twentieth century.