Ilmi

İlmi (Ильми) is a male first name of Tatar origin, which has its roots in the Turkish and Persian languages. The meaning of the name is 'the man of the people', 'the educated', or 'the knowledgeable'.

What does the name Ilmi mean?

İlmi (Ильми) is a Tatar male first name with Turkish and Persian origins. It stands for 'the man of the people', 'the educated', and 'the knowledgeable'. The name derives from the Turkish word el, which means 'people', 'land', or 'nation', as well as from the Persian elm (علم), which means 'science', 'knowledge', 'learning', or 'scholarship'. The feminine form Ilmi is a Finnish variant of Ilma, which means 'the air'.

Where does the name Ilmi come from?

The name Ilmi is both a male and a female first name that has Finnish and Turkish roots and carries the meaning 'the knowledgeable'. The etymology includes the Turkish el, meaning 'people', 'land', or 'nation', and the Persian elm (علم), which denotes 'science', 'knowledge', 'learning', or 'scholarship'. In Finnish, ilma means 'air', 'space', or 'weather'. The languages from which the name originates are Finnish and Tatar.

How do you pronounce Ilmi?

Ilmi is pronounced as 'Il-mi', with the 'I' being short and stressed.

Popularity

In Germany, Ilmi is a rather rare first name. In 2023, it ranked 5,488th in the list of the most common male first names. Its best ranking was achieved in 2018, with 3,918th place. In the last ten years, Ilmi has been used as a first name about 30 times, placing it 4,803rd in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 5,733rd.

Famous people

• Ilmi Kolla (Estonian poet)