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Irma

American  
[ur-muh] / ˈɜr mə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Erma.


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Then there is Pella’s vicarious bond with Irma Friske, a brilliant—and younger—scholarship student destined for academic glory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"It's incredible. They are making a mockery of the people of Tachira. We've been putting up with this for years," said Irma Villasmil, a 48-year-old assistant manager at a bank in San Cristobal.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

He also visited Antigua and Barbuda in 2017 following the widespread devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and made official visits to Guyana in 2000 and the Bahamas in 1973.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Even as much as people think of Ritchie as a rock ‘n’ roll star, at the end of the day, he was my mother’s son,” added Irma.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

When Irma had made landfall, Natalie remembered, its wind speed had been 130 miles per hour.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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