Alma
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Usually explained as . It has also been used as a diminutive of compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.
Proper noun
- , popular in the 19th century.
- Places in the U.S., Canada, and several other countries.
- One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book in the Book of Mormon.
Quotations
: II:ix:18:-
- Alma she called was, a virgin bright:
- That had not yet felt Cupides wanton rage,
- Yet was she woo'd of many a gentle knight,
Proper noun
- , cognate to English Alma.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to English Alma.
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Proper noun
- , cognate to English Alma.
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