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Meaning

The name Zelma has the following meaning:

Helmet of God. Also has the meaning of "comely" in English. A variation of Selma.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

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

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Zelma in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Zelma is pronounced as zel-muh

Origins

Zelma originates from the German language.
See other suggested German girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Zelma and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Zelma: Boys - Aldo, Alois, Baron, Eber, Gerald, Gottlieb, Harding, Herbert, Roger, Terrell, Girls - Allar, Ellar, Nordica, Odile, Ottilie, Ramona, Wanda, Both genders - Hattie, Richard

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Zelma: Zalma, Zalmah, Zellma, Zellmah, Zelmah

Style

We think the name Zelma should fall under the following style category: German.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Zelma to be: A well-liked and elegant woman

In one word, you might describe Zelma as a(n) "well-liked" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Zelma (or its variants) are:

Zelma Watson George, born on 8 December, a famous philanthropist. Zelma Watson George's background: A well known African American philanthropist who is famous for being an alternative in the United Nations General Assembly and the first African American headliner in Gian-Carlo Menotti's opera The Medium to play a role that was typically cast by a Caucasian actress.

Zelma Davis, born on 25 January, a famous singer. Zelma Davis's background: A Liberian-born singer who rose to fame as one of the featured vocalists for the dance/hip hop act C+C Music Factory in the early 1990s.

Zelma Hedin, born on 31 May, a famous actress. Zelma Hedin's background: One of the greatest stars on the stage of the Royal Dramatic Theatre of Stockholm during the 1840s and 1860s in the mid 19th century.
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