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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

She came up in the world of Toronto’s Second City improv, working as an understudy for Gilda Radner, one of the original seven “Saturday Night Live” cast members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

Money from boomers is propping up the next generation, rather than being hoarded, according to pensioner Gilda Smith.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 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

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