Alma

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From colloquial Arabic عَالِمَة‎ (ʿālima, “singer”), originally a feminine adjective meaning “learned, knowledgeable”, from عَلِمَ‎ (ʿalima, “to know”).

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Alma

fem. proper name, from Latin Alma "nourishing," fem. of almus; from alere "to suckle, nourish," from PIE root *al- (2) "to grow, nourish."