Meaning of name Palma

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Meaning

The name Palma has the following meaning:

A prosperous girl. Also has the meaning of "a palm tree", the name of a town in Majorca in Latin and Spanish.

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

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As a baby girl name, Palma is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

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Pronunciation

The name Palma is pronounced as par-mar

Origins

Palma originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Palma and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Palma: Boys - Augustus, Felix, Ignatius, Jovan, Martin, Vincent, Girls - Laverna, Luna, Magnolia, Olevia, Qiana, Rosemary, Both genders - Florence, Sage

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Palma: Palmah, Palmira, Palmyra

Style

We think the name Palma should fall under the following style category: Italian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Palma to be: A homely and motherly woman

In one word, you might describe Palma as a(n) "motherly" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Palma (or its variants) are:

Jacopo Palma, born on 5 October, a famous artist. Jacopo Palma's background: An Italian painter of the Venetian school born at Serina Alta near Bergamo. His work demonstrates superior richness of color, but did not excel with regard to invention nor vigorous draughtsmanship.

Adiel Palma, born on 20 August, a famous athlete. Adiel Palma's background: A Cuban left-handed pitcher for the Cuban national baseball team and Cienfuegos of the Cuban National Series who was on the gold medal-winning Cuban team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal-winning team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

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