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What does Velma mean?
Velma 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced VEL-ma. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Velma is "determined protector". Variant of Wilma. Also possibly a variant of either Selma or Thelma, or possibly a combination of the two. Also form of Wilhelmina.
ASSOCIATED WITH determined, protector (defender), combination (blend)
Variations
VARIANTS Valma, Vehlma, Vellma
RELATED FORMS VIA SELMA, THELMA, WILMA Anselma, Salma▲, Sellma, Selmah, Telma, Thellma, Vilma, Willma, Wylma, Zelma▼, Zelmah
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Velna, ..
(male) Velan, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Velma Italy (V.I.), ..
How popular is Velma?
Velma is a very popular first name for females (#286 out of 4276, Top 7%) but a unique last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Velma reached its apex rank of #96 in the U.S. during 1910-1919, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Velma are Salma (#799 FROM RECENT DATA), Selma, Thelma, Vilma, Wilhelmina (#1670), Willma, Wilma, Wylma and Zelma. These relations of Velma were popular a century ago (ADOPTION OF 1.34%) and are now much less popular (ADOPTION 0.03%, DOWN 98%), with versions such as Velma becoming less trendy. Salma is the most trendy baby name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Adelma, Allma, Alma▼, Dalma, Delma▼, Desma, Ellma, Elma▼, Gemma▲, Halma, Helima, Helma, Hema, Herma, Hilma▼, Jemma▲, Neema, Neima, Neoma, Palma, Peloma, Seema, Selima, Talma, Vala, Valda, Valja, Valka, Valla, Veda▲, Veeda, Veena, Veera, Veeta, Veeva, Vega, Veida, Veina, Veira, Velda▼, Velika, Vellda, Velora, Vena▼, Venia, Venna, Vera▼, Verda▼, Verka, Verla▼, Verna▼, Vesta▼, Veta, Zelima and Zulma. These names tend to be less frequently used than Velma.
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