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femaleThelma - Name Meaning and Origin


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The girl's name Thelma \th(el)-ma\ is pronounced THEL-mah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "will, volition". A literary creation from the 19th century by Marie Corelli for the title character of her 1887 novel. The movie "Thelma and Louise" gave the name exposure.

Thelma has 2 variant forms: Telma and Thellma.

For more information, see also the related name Velma.

Baby names that sound like Thelma are Delma and Talma.

Thelma is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Thelma. Click here to compare Thelma with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Thelma
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Thelma

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