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Ima

Ima

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A woman's first name used in several cultures
  • proper noun
  • /ˈiːmə/
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  • But you wouldn't want to stay with Abba and Ima.

Examples

  • Ima hardly calls her from twenty miles away; what's she doing calling from across the planet?

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Your father wants to come on the line, Ima says.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Yesterday, an old song came to her in Ima's singing voice: If you want to be free, be free.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Pregnant at the same time as four of her daughters, Ima told Shaindey on the phone.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I have regards for you from Shimmy, Ima says.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Well, it must be quiet, Shaindey, with Abba and Ima away.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Shaindey understands now why she needed to be home alone, without Abba and Ima.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Shaindey mostly knows traditional cooking, like Ima's, she tells Miri.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • And on each occasion, the big East Texan playfully introduced them as 'my daughters, Ima and Ura Hogg.'

    Blog text (25)

  • Ima is a popular name in several cultures, often chosen for its beautiful meaning.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Ima is a short female name found in different languages: in Hebrew ima it means 'mother' and in Japanese ima it means 'now'. A helpful way to remember the name is to imagine a mother who is here now.