Irmina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Irmina

What is the meaning of the name Irmina ?

The baby name Irmina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈɪɹmɪnə/ (IR-min-uh); German: [ˈɪʁmiːna] (IR-mee-nah).

Irmina is Germanic in Origin.

Irmina is a feminine given name of West Germanic origin, built on the ancient element irmin/ermen meaning “whole, universal, mighty.” The root appears across early Germanic names and mythic references (cf. Irminsul), so Irmina carries connotations of completeness, breadth, and steadfast strength.

Documented in early medieval Latin as Irmina/Irmine, the name is best known through Saint Irmina of Oeren (d. c. 710), an abbess at Trier and benefactress of St Willibrord’s mission to Echternach, which anchored its use in the Rhineland and the Low Countries. It later spread in Central and Eastern Europe, notably Poland (Irmina), and saw modest revival in the 19th–20th centuries with interest in medieval forms; it remains rare in the English-speaking world. Variants and cognates include Irmine (French/German), Ermina and Erminia (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), and related names with the same root such as Irmgard, Ermelinda, and Ermentrud(e). Diminutives: Irma, Mina.