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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

Not only is the number a large increase from the 100 people the clinic assessed in all of the last fiscal year, it is uncertain when they will arrive, said health center manager Nelda David.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2021

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

For a time little Nelda could not be prevailed upon to go below.

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

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