Almirka

This name may have different origins due to the unification of the term concerning its origin. 1) From the Latin “Almus,” meaning “kind, nourishing, vital, who maintains life, (poetic) nourishing, vital (of divinity) benign, beneficial.” 2) This name represents the short form of Germanic names beginning with the element “Amal-,” especially Amalia. 3) From the Spanish “alma,” from the Latin “anima,” meaning “soul, spirit, life, breath, the vital principle,” from the Proto-Italic “*anamos” (Greek: ánemos’ ἄνεμος’), meaning “breathe.” A) Alma Adamkienė (born 1927) is the wife of the former President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, and was First Lady during his two terms (1998–2003; 2004–2009). She also holds United States citizenship. B) Alma Maria Schindler (1879–1964) was a Viennese-born socialite well known in her youth for her beauty and vivacity.