February 10
Why this day? Ma is a short form of Velma, and shares its name day.
Ma is celebrated in France on November 15; the United States on February 10; Brazil on April 21.
Ma is a short form of Velma. It keeps its origin (Modern American) and meaning — uncertain; possibly 'resolute protector' if linked to Wilhelmina, and shares its name day, February 10.
On birth records, Ma is rarely written as such: the Mas are Velmas (87,104 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Velma page. Ma is also a short form of Selma, Marlo, Delma.
Ma is a short form of Velma, which means uncertain; possibly 'resolute protector' if linked to Wilhelmina.
February 10, together with Velma: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Velma.
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