Meaning of name Telma

The name Telma has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Telma is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Telma for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Thelma, of which the name Telma is a variant.

The name Telma is very likely a(n) Literary variant of the name Thelma. See other suggested Literary girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Thelma.

The following names are baby names related to Telma and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Telma: Boys - Girls - Twyla, Vanessa, Wendy, Both genders - Arthur, Brook, Cruz, Dean, Donna, Florence

The name Telma is a variant of Thelma. Other popular variants of the name Thelma are: Telma, Thellma, Thelmah, Thelmai, Thelmalina, Thelmia

We think the name Telma should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

See other The 70's girl names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Telma to be: Old-fashioned elder woman

In one word, you might describe Telma as a(n) "old-fashioned" person.

See other "old-fashioned" names for girls.