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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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DCOR, which owns and operates 20 of the 27 remaining offshore oil platforms in California, now wants to resume fracking off Platform Gilda, about nine miles off the Ventura coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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

This is how it began for her, in Toronto, where her brother Marcus was dating Gilda Radner, who was in “Godspell” with Levy and Martin Short.

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 Gilda crackers are on the counter in a plastic bag.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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