Meaning 
The name Emelda has the following meaning: Jewel name. It is less common than Crystal, Ruby, or Pearl, and is more commonly used in its Spanish form, Esmeralda. It is the birthstone of the month May. It used to be quite popular.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Emelda is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Emelda for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Emerald, of which the name Emelda is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Emelda and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Emelda: Boys - Burdette, Dalston, Delwin, Dempster, Dorman, Eldred, Erling, Fitzhugh, Grant, Hamp, Lyle, Milton, Norbert, Norris, Preston, Rayburn, Sheldon, Wayman, Weldon, Girls - Daralis, Myrna, Both genders - Addison, Ashton, Grace
Variants 
Style 
We think the name Emelda should fall under the following style category: Ladylike. See other Ladylike girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Emelda to be: A witty woman who is graceful and regalIn one word, you might describe Emelda as a(n) " witty" person. See other "witty" names for girls.
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