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Thelma

American  
[thel-muh] / ˈθɛl mə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Cannes Festival organisers drew criticism from some activists this year for using the movie "Thelma and Louise" on its official poster.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The crash is a little too suggestive of what happened to Thelma, and, for that matter, Louise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Especially Mr. Thelma, a cat who refused to go outdoors at their temporary rental in La Crescenta.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025

They navigate the world like a Disney reboot of Thelma & Louise.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2025

When a porter helped Joe off the train in Nezperce and set him down on the platform, though, he could barely remember Fred, and he knew not what to make of Thelma.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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