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Nelda

American  
[nel-duh] / ˈnɛl də /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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"As a municipality, we do not have the legal authority to arbitrarily prohibit the establishment of new businesses, since in Chile there is freedom to engage in economic activities," councilor Nelda Gil told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

One of her former co-workers is Nelda Lugo, grandmother of 9-year-old victim Ellie Garcia.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022

His marriages to Lynn O’Brien, with whom he had four children, Beatrice Carr, Nelda Cain, Madeleine Paulson and Toni Brinker, widow of causal-dining entrepreneur Norman Brinker , ended in divorce.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2019

Day’s sister, Nelda Adkins, told “Dateline” one of her relatives learned her brother was missing following a television report.

From Fox News ● Mar. 5, 2019

It would be hours before mate Tandy could get below; but Ransey’s watch was now off deck, so he went down to ask Janeira, the stewardess, if Nelda was in bed.

From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Gordon Stables

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