Rimma as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rimma

What is the meaning of the name Rimma ?

The baby name Rimma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Russian: REE-ma [ˈrimə]; English approximation: RIM-uh /ˈrɪmə/.

Rimma is Italian, Russian in Origin.

Rimma is a Slavic feminine given name (Russian/ Ukrainian: Римма) with roots in the Greco-Latin world. It is widely understood as the Greek-mediated form of the Latin toponym and ethnonym Roma/Romanus, giving the sense “woman of Rome” or “from Rome.” The name entered Eastern Christian naming traditions via early martyrologies and church calendars, which helped spread it across territories influenced by the Orthodox Church.

Used in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus since at least the 18th–19th centuries, Rimma rose to wider visibility in the Soviet mid‑20th century; notable bearers include actress Rimma Markova and poet Rimma Kazakova. Variants and related forms include Rima (often functioning as a colloquial or international variant) and transliterations such as Ryma. Common diminutives are Rima, Rimochka, and Rimusha. Though it overlaps in form with Arabic Rima/Rim (“gazelle”), that is a separate etymology; in the Slavic tradition, Rimma retains its Roman/Byzantine sense of belonging to Rome.