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Meaning & Origins
Pet form of various girls' names of Germanic origin beginning with the element irm(en), erm(en) ‘whole, entire’, for example Irmgard and Irmtraud. It was introduced to the English-speaking world at the end of the 19th century and gained some currency following the release of the film Irma la Douce (1963), in which Shirley MacLaine plays the title role.
| 471st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish (Hernández) and Jewish (Sephardic): patronymic from the personal name Hernando (see Fernando). This surname also became established in southern Italy, mainly in Naples and Palermo, since the period of Spanish dominance there, and as a result of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain and Portugal at the end of the 15th century, many of whom moved to Italy.
| 21st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Irene, Irina, Irwin, Irena, Irmah, Irmahe, Irmay, Irmaa, Irmaiya, Iran
Herndon, Hernadez, Horning, Hern, Hermanson, Hornung, Hernandes, Hernan, Hermansen, Hernando
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