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Almira - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Almira

[ 3 syll. al-mi-ra, alm-ira ] The girl name Almira is pronounced aaLMIHRah KEY. Almira is of Sanskrit origin. It is used mainly in Arabic and English. The meaning of Almira is 'clothes basket'. Almira is the feminine version of the Indian Almiron. Forms of the name include the Spanish Edelmira and the English and Italian Elmira.

Almira is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1902, 0.006% of baby girls were named Almira. It was #819 in rank then. The baby name has seen a drop in frequency since then, and is currently of only irregular use. Within all girl names in its family, Almira was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Almira include the Irish Eileanoir, the Hawaiian Elianora, and the Irish Eileanóra.

KEY: Pronunciation for Almira: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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