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Gilda

American  
[gil-duh] / ˈgɪl də /

noun

  1. a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”


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“And it was really watching Gilda when I realized, ‘cause I’d always liked acting in school, that it was actually a local possibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

One of my first inspirations was watching a VHS tape of comedian Gilda Radner’s best skits on “Saturday Night Live.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

The two hotel workers who will also no longer face charges are Gilda Martin, its head of security, and Esteban Grassi, the chief receptionist who made an emergency call just before Payne died.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

During the goodnights, Curtin and Newman could be seen hoisting a black and white photo of Gilda Radner, another original cast member, who died in 1989.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

A momentary hush; the orchestra leader varies his rhythm obligingly for her and there is a burst of chatter as the erroneous news goes around that she is Gilda Gray's understudy from the "Follies."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald