Imko

Imko is the masculine form of Imke, which is used in the Low German and Frisian languages as a pet form of Irma and its Low German variant Imma.

What does the name Imko mean?

The name Imko is derived from Imke, which is a pet form of Irma, a name that also appears as Imma. These names are short forms of older German names that begin with 'Irm-', such as Irmgard or Irmtraud. The boy's name Imko has its roots in the Old High German term irmin, which means 'all-encompassing, great, powerful'. Thus, Imko is interpreted as 'the all-encompassing' or 'the great'. Due to a phonetic similarity to the Low German word Imme, which means 'bee' and also leads to the profession 'beekeeper', Imko is sometimes translated as 'the honeybee' or more freely as 'the diligent one'. The first name Imko is primarily common in Northern Germany and the Netherlands, but is overall rather rare.

Where does the name Imko come from?

The name Imko has its origins in Old High German and means 'the all-encompassing' or 'the great'. The word components come from Old High German: ermen/irmin, which means 'all-encompassing, great, powerful'. It is found in Frisian, Low German, Dutch, and Northern German languages.

How do you pronounce Imko?

Imko is pronounced as 'Im-ko'.

When is the name day of Imko?

Imko, as the male variant of Irma, is celebrated on December 24 to commemorate Saint Irmina of Oeren.

Popularity

In the Netherlands, the name Imko ranked 3,649th in the official list of most common first names between 1983 and 2006. A total of 34 babies have been baptized with this name since 1983. The distribution of the name in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland shows that Imko is particularly prevalent in Lower Saxony (66.7%) and Schleswig-Holstein (33.3%). In Austria, it is found 50% in Styria and 50% in Tyrol.

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