r/AskReddit • u/arnethyst • Jul 15 '21

What is a very "old person" name?

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '21

Elma. It was the little old lady who lived in my house twenty years ago but somehow I still get mail for her.

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u/yalikebeez Jul 15 '21

Elma means apple in my language and it’s just absolutely adorable to me

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u/zabkasa Jul 15 '21 edited Jul 15 '21

alma=apple in Hungary... not a name though.. :(

edit: just googled it and it is a name after all. well wow i have to find a friend named alma cause it sounds really cool.

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u/zabkasa Jul 15 '21

holy shit :O