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Erma

American  
[ur-muh] / ˈɜr mə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Erma Jackson, who has a home childcare center in Chicago, told Salon the mere presence of ICE in Chicago is absolutely affecting children and schools across the city.

From Salon Nov. 14, 2025

He’d been estranged from his father, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, since he was 11, and his mother, Erma Gene Christian, had been tight-lipped about her own history.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2024

He and wife Erma raised six children there.

From Seattle Times Nov. 12, 2023

“I watched the Watergate hearings for three days before I realized it wasn’t the ‘Secret Storm,’ ” wrote humor columnist Erma Bombeck.

From Washington Post Jun. 8, 2022

I was more upset about the bike than I was about Erma banishing us.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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