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Thelma

American  
[thel-muh] / ˈθɛl mə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


Example Sentences

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“Of course they won’t get on the bus. Thelma Yeagle won’t let them on the bus. Nobody wants them on the bus!”

From Literature

Growing up, Ayaz had posters of “Batman Returns,” “The Simpsons” and “Thelma & Louise” on his bedroom wall, he told the advertising-executive network WFA in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thelma Hopkins: Northern Irish high jumper won Olympic silver in 1956.

From BBC

What Johansson also learned is that Squibb, star of last year’s acclaimed caper “Thelma” and the voice of Nostalgia in “Inside Out 2,” adds extra gloss to a project and is genre-adaptable.

From Los Angeles Times

His mother, Thelma, was born in Poland and immigrated to Toronto with her family as a child.

From Los Angeles Times