Elma or ELMA may refer to:

Places

United States

Elma, Iowa Elma is a city in Howard County, Iowa, United States. The population was 505 at the time of the 2020 census. History Elma had its start in the late 1880s by the building of the railroad through that territory. The Elma post office opened in 188 ...

, a city in the US *

Elma, New York :'' For other places with this name, see Elma (disambiguation), Elma''. Elma is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 11,721 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the ...

, a town in the US ** Elma Center, New York *

Elma, Washington Elma is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,438 at the 2020 census. History First settled in 1853 by D.F. Byles, Elma was later named for Union soldier Elmer Brown. The city of Elma was incorporated ...

, a city in the US * Elma Township, Richland County, North Dakota, in

Richland County, North Dakota Richland County is a County (United States), county in the far southeast corner of the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 16,529, and was estimated to be 16,658 in 2024. The county s ...

, US * Elma, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US * Elma (hamlet), New York, a hamlet in the US

Elsewhere

Elma, Manitoba Elma, Manitoba, is an unincorporated community of approximately 100 people in southeast Manitoba. It is located on the Whitemouth River, at the junction of Highway 15 and Highway 11 in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth. History The area s ...

, a community in Canada ** Elma railway station * Elma (river), a river of Poland

People

Given name

Elma (given name) Elma is a primarily feminine given name of various origins. Usage As an English name, it is considered a feminine version of the name Elmer, or a combination of the names Elizabeth and Mary, a diminutive form of Wilhelmina and various names endi ...

* Elma G. Albert, Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court * Elma Bellini (1954–2018), New York Supreme Court Justice *

Elma Campbell Wilhelmina Allison Campbell (14 January 1901 – 28 February 1983) was a Scottish nationalist activist. Biography Born in the Cathcart area of Glasgow, Campbell attended the University of Glasgow, where she became active in the Conservativ ...

(1901–1983), Scottish nationalist activist *

Elma Danielsson Elma Danielsson née Sundquist (1 March 1865, Falun - 8 February 1936, Lomma), was a Swedish journalist and politician (Social Democrat). She was a temporary editor of the social democratic paper '' Arbetet'' from 1887 onward, and has been referr ...

(1865–1936), Swedish politician *

Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield CBE (11 October 1907 - 22 January 2006) was a British journalist, writer, campaigner and Liberal Party politician. Background She was born in Liverpool as Elma Tryphosa Birkett but brought up partly in the Philippines, Chi ...

(1907–2006), British journalist and Liberal Party politician *

Elma Davis Elma Davis (1 April 1968 – 14 April 2019) was a South African international lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2016, Davis won a bronze medal with Susan Nel and Sylvia Burns in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christch ...

(born 1968), South African international lawn bowler * Elma de Vries (born 1983), Dutch speed skater *

Elma Dienda Elma Jane Dienda (born 16 November 1964 in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa) is a Namibian politician and teacher. Currently a member Democratic Turnhalle Alliance which she joined four years after she resigned from the CoD, Dienda was a memb ...

(born 1964), Namibian politician *

Elma Salinas Ender Elma Teresa Ender ( Salinas; born August 11, 1953) is an American attorney, who was the youngest woman and the first Hispanic female to serve as a state district court judge in the U.S. state of Texas. In 1983, she was appointed by then Gov ...

(born 1953), Texan judge *

Elma Francois Elma Francois (14 October 1897 – 17 April 1944) was an Africentric Socialist political activist who, on 14 October 1987, was declared as a " national heroine of Trinidad and Tobago".Gilkes, Corey"Elma Francois 1897–1944" TriniView.com, 3 N ...

(1897–1944), Trinidadian political activist *

Elma González Elma L. González (born June 6, 1942) is a Mexican-born American plant cell biologist. She is Professor Emerita of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1974, she was appointed professor of cell and mo ...

(born 1942), Mexican-American biologist *

Elma Gove Elma Mary Gove (1832–1921) was an American painter. Biography Born in Weare, New Hampshire, Gove was the daughter of Hiram and Mary Sargent Gove; her father was a hatmaker who later became a self-trained physician, and her mother was an ear ...

(1832–1921), American painter *

Elma van Haren Elma van Haren (born 29 August 1954) is a Dutch poet. Career In 1988, she made her debut as poet with ''Reis naar het welkom geheten''. She won the very first C. Buddingh'-prijs for this collection of poems. She went on to publish various po ...

(born 1954), Dutch poet *

Elma Karlowa Elma Karlowa (12 March 1932 – 31 December 1994) was a Yugoslav film and television actress.Fritsche p.255 Selected filmography * ''Once I Will Return'' (1953) * ''A Child of the Community'' (1953) * '' Guitars of Love'' (1954) * ''Cabaret'' (1 ...

(1932–1994), Yugoslav actress *

Elma Lewis Elma Ina Lewis (September 15, 1921 – January 1, 2004) was an American arts educator and the founder of The Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts and the National Center of Afro-American Artists. In 1981 she was one of the first recipients of t ...

(1921–2004), American arts educator *

Elma Maua Elma Ngatokoa Maua (12 November 1948 – 28 April 2010) was a Cook Islands-born New Zealand journalist and editor. Maua was one of New Zealand's first Pasifika journalists. Maua was born in Rarotonga, Cook Islands in 1948, the youngest of six ch ...

(1948–2010), New Zealand journalist *

Elma Miller Elma Miller (born August 6, 1954) is a Canadian musician, composer, writer and educator. Biography Education Miller was born in 1954 in Toronto, Ontario. In 1977, she received a BMus and MMus from the University of Toronto. During that time, ...

(born 1954), Canadian musician, composer, writer and educator *

Elma Mitchell Elma Mitchell (November 19, 1919 – November 23, 2000) was a Scottish-born poet and translator based in Somerset, who published several well-received books of poetry in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life and education Mitchell was born in Airdrie ...

(1919–2000), British poet *

Elma Muros Elma Muros-Posadas (born January 14, 1967, in Magdiwang, Romblon) also known as the "Long Jump Queen" of the Philippines and a heptathlon champion, is a former member of the Philippine Track and Field National Team and now a legend in Philippine ...

(born 1967), Filipina track and field athlete * Elma Napier (1892–1973), Dominican writer and politician * Elma Sandford-Morgan (1890–1983), Australian physician * Elma Sinanović (born 1974), Serbian Bosniak singer *

Elma Soiron Elma Soiron (8 June 1918 in Acomb, Yorkshire – May 2016 in London) was an English actress, who was best known for playing Madame Dubois in "The Path of Duty", the fourth episode of the first series of the British television series, ''Upstair ...

(1918–2016), English actress *

Elma Steck Elma Steck Weiss (May 3, 1923 – July 22, 2014) was a fourth outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 120 lb., Elma batted left-handed and threw right-handed. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, ...

(1923–2014), American professional baseball player *

Elma Ström Elma Charlotta Ström (3 April 1822 – 14 July 1889) was a Swedish opera singer. Life Elma Ström was born in Bro in Uppland, the daughter of farmers, and was raised in the home of a relative, the parish vicar Ekström on Mörkö. Ekström soci ...

(1822–1889), Swedish opera singer * Elma Stuckey (1907–1988), African-American poet *

Elma Yerburgh Elma Amy Yerburgh (née Thwaites, 30 July 1864 – 6 December 1946) was a member of the Thwaites family who was owner and then chairman of the Thwaites Brewery company (of Blackburn, England) from 1888 to 1946. She was the daughter of Daniel Thw ...

(1864–1946), owner and chairman of the Thwaites Brewery company * Elma Mary Williams (1913–1971), British author

Surname

* Fikri Elma (died 1999), Turkish footballer * Ouidad Elma, French-Moroccan actress * (born 1996), Turkish female water polo player

Fictional characters

* Elma Leivonen, a fictional character from the anime/manga series ''Strike Witches'' *Elma, a fictional character from the video game ''

Xenoblade Chronicles X ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is part of the ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' series, itself forming part of the wider ''Xeno (series), Xeno'' ...

'' *Elma, a fictional character from the anime/manga series ''

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid , also known as ''The Maid Dragon of Kobayashi-san'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. The series began serialization in Futabasha's '' Monthly Action'' magazine since May 2013 until 2024 when ...

'' *Elma York, a fictional character from the science fiction novel ''

The Calculating Stars ''The Calculating Stars'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Mary Robinette Kowal. The book was published by Tor Books on July 3, 2018. It is the first book in the "Mary_Robinette_Kowal#Lady_Astronaut_Universe, Lady Astronaut" series a ...

'' *Elma Radnor, a fictional character from the 1987 movie ''

Matewan ''Matewan'' () is a 1987 American independent drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordo ...

Companies

Elma Electronic Elma Electronic is a publicly traded Swiss electronics company founded in 1960 and based in Wetzikon, Switzerland. The company has 5 product divisions: Systems Platforms, Backplanes, Enclosures & Components, Rotary Switches, and Cabinet Enclosures. ...

, a Swiss electronics company *

Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas (ELMA) () was an Argentine cargo shipping line established on September 30, 1960. The Argentine Maritime Lines Company involved the merger of two companies, both state: the Merchant Fleet of the State (FME ...

, a defunct Argentine cargo shipping line *

European Languages and Movies in America European Languages and Movies in America (ELMA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to showcasing European movies. It was founded in 2006 by Pascal Ladreyt and is based in Santa Monica, California. ELMA's mission is to create new avenues for be ...

Other uses

* ''Elma'' (album), 2019 album by Yorushika * ''Elma'' (gastropod), genus of land snails in the family Streptaxidae *

European land mammal age The European Land Mammal Mega Zones (abbreviation: ELMMZ, more commonly known as European land mammal ages or ELMA) are zones in rock layers that have a specific assemblage of fossils ( biozones) based on occurrences of fossil assemblages of Europ ...

, former name of the European Land Mammal Mega Zone {{disambiguation, geo, given name hu:Elma