Given name
Thelmah
“one who is ambitious and willful”
Thelmah is a variant of Thelma. One Greek interpretation is “one who is ambitious and willful.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thelmah is a variant of Thelma. One Greek interpretation is “one who is ambitious and willful.” Its derivation is not certain.
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Where it comes from
Thelmah is a variant of Thelma. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
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The story
Thelmah is a variant of Thelma. The history of Thelma gives this family its wider story. Marie Corelli used Thelma for the Norwegian heroine of her 1887 novel. The character’s nationality does not make the name traditionally Scandinavian; a connection with Greek thelēma, “wish” or “will,” is only a proposed explanation.
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Thelmah’s family of names
Thelmah has a related form in Thelma.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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