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Wilma

American  
[wil-muh] / ˈwɪl mə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.


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Raymond James analyst Wilma Burdis recently took a deep dive into the Blue Owl BDCs’ software borrowers, to test the Buy rating she has had on the asset manager since October.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Hurricane Wilma in 2005 remains the most intense hurricane ever measured in the Atlantic basin.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

At its heart, Southwest’s new system is the so-called Wilma method, for window, middle and aisle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Wilma Burgess, in the 1960s, was regarded as one of the first “out” country singers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

They shared everything—from Stella’s worries about school, to how to win at hopscotch, to Carolyn’s sorrow when her baby sister, Wilma, had died three months ago.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

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