Thelma (first name)
Thelma is a female given name that occurs particularly in the English-speaking world.
origin
The name Thelma was created by the British writer and occultist Marie Corelli for the novel Thelma (1887). The main character is a Norwegian , but the name itself is not Norwegian. A derivation from the Greek thelema "wish, will", which is also an occult technical term, is obvious.
variants
Name bearers
- Thelma Aldana (* 1955), former Attorney General of Guatemala
- Thelma Aoyama (* 1987), Japanese pop and R&B singer
- Thelma Buabeng (* 1981), German actress born in Ghana
- Thelma Carpenter (1922–1997), American jazz singer and actress
- Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (1904–1970), American high-society lady, actress and mistress of King Edward VIII.
- Thelma Gracen (1922–1994), American pop and jazz singer
- Thelma Grigg (* before 1937), Australian film and theater actress
- Thelma Hopkins (born 1936), British athlete
- Thelma Houston (born 1946), American singer
- Thelma Kingsbury (1911-1979), English badminton player
- Thelma Coyne Long (1918-2015), Australian tennis player
- Thelma Ritter (1902–1969), American actress
- Thelma Schoonmaker (* 1940), American film editor
- Thelma Terry (1901–1966), American jazz musician and band leader
- Thelma Thall (* 1924), American table tennis player
- Thelma Todd (1906–1935), American actress
- Thelma White (1910-2005), American actress
- Thelma Wood (1901–1970), American Silverpoint artist and sculptor