Velma name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Old High German and Germanic
Usage: English and Italian
Pronunciation: v(e)-lma
Meaning: Resolute Protector, Will, Desire, Helmet, Protection, Will-helmet, Protect and Form of Wilhelmina
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What does Velma mean?

Meaning of Velma is Resolute Protector, Will, Desire, Helmet, Protection, Will-helmet, Protect or Form of Wilhelmina is used in Italian and English and rooted from Germanic and Old High German is used as a gender insensitive name .

Velma is short of Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina is equivalent of William in German language. Also Wilhelmina is German equivalent of Wilhelma. Wilhelmina means Will and Helmet and Will Helmet has origin in Old High German and Germanic.

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How do I pronounce Velma?

v(e)-lma is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Velma. vel-ma is another way(s) to say the name.

Names that rhyme with Velma

How popular is the name Velma?

Velma is a popular name in United States given to over 87073 babies in 181 years. Presently the name is rising, in 1912, the moniker grabbed the 88th spot and 2606 baby girls were given the name.

Moreover, the first name has been to the top 100 baby names 14 times Velma is a rare baby name in Ireland there is very thin chances of it still being given.

But Velma is a popular baby name in Kenya where every 1 in 4000 have the name. According to our estimate, over 80000 babies have been named Velma globally.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
202300552422
202200514325
202100758014
202000718615
201900769814
201800578021
201700115988
201600128547
201500144636
201400847613
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Numerological aspects of Velma

People respect you for always serving the ugly truth instead of lies. You don't want to live an ordinary life and be remembered as some other folk who lived and died for nothing. You change your mind quickly and fall in love with people who are your total opposite. You deliver your promises. This is why people trust you with their life. Start cleaning your karma and you will notice a tremendous change in your life.

Other names similar to Velma, for name hunters

  •  Crystal - Trendy and Ever lasting unisex name Crystal means "Brilliant Glass, Clear or Ice" has its origin in English, Latin and Greek languages is used mainly in Swedish, English and Finnish. In 2014, widely accepted Crystal ranked 477 among baby girl names in United States
  •  Kendra means Knowledge, Knowing or Understanding is used in Sanskrit, Marathi and Gujarati used as a unisex name is rooted from Celtic and English-American
  •  Taylor - Used predominantly in English and English persistent and popular, Taylor is a gender-neutral name is originated from Old French, Taylor means "Schneider or To Cut"
  •  Caroline - Dominant and Ever lasting unisex name Caroline means "Joy or Diminutive with Royal Connotations". Its origin is in Germanic and Old High German is used majorly in Greenlandic and English
  •  Brett - Originated from Old English, Well-Liked Brett means "A Breton or The Breton" and a unisex name is predominantly used in Breton and English

Middle names for Velma

Just in case, you don't know what to pair with Velma, we've got you covered with these charming and familiar middle names.

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Famous people named Velma

  • Velma Bronn Johnston, animal welfare activist
  • Velma Wayne Dawson, American puppet maker and puppeteer
  • Velma Middleton, American jazz vocalist and entertainer
  • Velma Wallis, Native American writer of Gwich'in Athabascan Indian descent
  • Velma DeArmond in Velma DeArmond's Small Pussy Takes Huge Cock as Actress
  • Velma Cato directed the tvMovie Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
  • In 1919 flick, The Railroader, Velma Whitman portrayed Blanche Conover.

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Central Statistics Office - An PhrĂ­omh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
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