Thelma

English, Literary, meaning unknown

Thelma Origin and Meaning

Variation of Kama

Thelma Rank in US Top 1000

# 976 in the US

Popularity of the name Thelma

• 1826 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Thelma

• Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon First Lady of the U.S.
• Thelma Ritter American actress
• Thelma Colbert Schoonmaker American film editor
• Thelma Alice Todd American '30s actress
• Thelma Ellen Wood American sculptor
• Thelma Houston American singer
• Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen American actress

The name Thelma in Pop Culture

• Thelma Yvonne Dickinson character in "Thelma and Louise"
• Thelma Bates character on "Hex"
• Thelma Bloggs character in "What a Misfortune" & "Draff"
• Thelma Mae Harper character on "Mama's Family"
• Thelma "Tib" Muller character in "Betsy,Tacy" series
• Thelma "Trixie" Norton character on "The Honeymooners"
• Thelma Evans character on TV's "Good Times"
• Thelma Lou character on "Andy Griffith" series
• Thelma character in "The Last Time I Saw Mother" by Arlene J. Chai, adoptive mother of main character Caridad