thelma

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Definition of thelma in English English dictionary

A female given name

Just the sort of name to suit a Norwegian nymph or goddess. Thelma is quaint and appropriate, and as far as I can remember there's no rhyme to it in the English language. Thelma!.

Related Terms

Thelma and Louise

a US road movie about two women who kill a man because he tries to force one of them to have sex with him. They then drive across the US having exciting adventures, and they discover that they enjoy the freedom of not having any relationships with men, and they enjoy living as criminals (1991)

Hyphenation

Thel·ma

Turkish pronunciation

thelmı

Pronunciation

/ˈᴛʜelmə/ /ˈθɛlmə/

Etymology

() A literary invention, first appeared in the Swedish novel Kyrkoinvigningen i Hammarby (1840-1841) by Emilie Flygare-Carlén, 1841 Emilie Flygare, Kyrkoinvigningen i Hammarby, Andra delen, N.H.Thomson, Stockholm 1841, page 468: : - - - och följande söndagen förkunnades högtidligt från predikstolen i Hammarby kyrka, att grefve Albano v. H. skulle trädä i äktenskap med högvälborna fröken Thelma v. Rawenstein. translated into English as "The Magic Goblet" (1845). Similar names of ambiguous origin, Elma, Selma, Velma, appeared in the 19th century. * By folk etymology explained as Ancient Greek θέλημα (thelema, “will”).