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About the Georgian usage of Irma: according to Georgian sources, Irma is a Georgian name and therefore separate from the Germanic name Irma. Despite this, it still gets regularly confused with the Germanic name.Unfortunately, these Georgian sources neglect to provide the meaning of Irma as a Georgian name. However, if you ask me, it seems possible that Irma is a variant of the rare name ირემა (Irema), which is derived from the Georgian noun ირემი (iremi) meaning "deer".Sources used:
- http://kids.ge/baby-name?id=1946 (in Georgian)
- see the entry for Irma: https://web.archive.org/web/20130130192039/http://name.interes.ge/dreams.php?action=search&by=%E1%83%98&nr_page=2 (in Georgian; the entry's own page unfortunately was not archived)
- see the entry for Irma: http://www.geogen.ge/ge/wsearch/4312/ (in Georgian; this website copied the complete entry of the prior link)
- Irema: https://www.behindthename.com/name/irema/submitted (in English)
Irma is also Spanish in usage. In this language it is sometimes confused with Inma (short form of Inmaculada). They are different names - while Inma (Inmaculada) is Latin, Irma is Germanic, and Inma is a short form of a name, not Irma.

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