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Def not just a latina name. I'd use it regardless, love it, it might be my #1?

What does 'fusty' mean?

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I don't think it would be strange. It's a sweet name, and English speakers wouldn't have a problem pronouncing it, or anything.

My maternal grandmother's name is Alma and we certainly aren't Latina (I'm about as white as snow!) and so I don't see a problem with using it. Tbh I'm not really a big fan of the name, even though I adore my grandmother.

I have a great aunt Alma who's German-American and a great great grandma Alma Sophia whose mom is from Canada and dad is American, both British descent. I don't think it's strange at all. After finding my gg grandma online, I started warming up to Alma because I like the combo.

I think it's nice, but it's pretty popular in Sweden right now, so I've heard it too much.

What does fusty mean?

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I really like Alma. I know an Albanian Alma. Sweet as honey and just a wonderful person. So that is definitely colouring my perspective on the name. :)

I love Alma. It's earthy and wholesome, to me. I don't think it would strange to use it if you're not Latina. I'd use it, and I'm not. People use names from other cultures all the time.

I like it. It is quite sweet. I don't think of it as being fusty. Alva and Alba are also nice.

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For your second question, I'm not American so I wouldn't know. But I personally wouldn't perceive it to be a Latin American name - in truth I'd never thought of it before as such. It's used in many European countries.

I love Alma. I agree it is very sweet and fusty. I don't think it would be strange on someone who isn't Latina, I've never really considered it a very Latin name honestly.

Oh, I love Alma! It's so sweet and calm, and it feels like it has a lot of depth. I had a great aunt, a lovely woman, named Alma Audrey. She went by Audie her whole life, and I always thought it was a shame she didn't use Alma.

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Tbh, I don't believe I've ever met an Alma who was Latina, so I don't think it would be strange for you to use it at all.

I do find Alma sweet and, for me, it's not really categorized "Latina", in that I don't automatically see that image in my mind's eye. Because of it's sound, I tend to categorize it with Alba and Alva, the latter being my preference of the three, and I pronounce the beginning "A" the same way for all three names: short, as it "pal". I would guess (based on high school Spanish class)that the Latin version is pronounced with a softer "a" sound, as in "fall", but I've not personally heard it pronounced that way.