Given name
Thelmai
“one who is ambitious and willful”
Thelmai 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
Thelmai 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
Thelmai is a variant of Thelma. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
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The story
Thelmai 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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Thelmai’s family of names
Thelmai has a related form in Thelma.
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