Thelma is a female given name meaning "will, volition" in Greek. Note that although consonant with another female given name, Selma, the two are not synonymous. Thelma may refer to: [edit] Persons - Thelma Aoyama, Japanese Pop singer
- Thelma Carpenter, American jazzsinger & actress
- Thelma Cazalet-Keir, British politician
- Thelma Drake, American politician
- Thelma Forbes, Canadian politician
- Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness
- Thelma Harper, Tennessee politician
- Thelma Hill, American silent screen actress
- Thelma Holt, stage actress & producer
- Telma Hopkins, American singer & actress
- Thelma Hopkins (athlete), British athlete
- Thelma Houston, American singer
- Thelma Leeds, American actress
- Thelma Coyne Long, Australian tennis player
- Thelma "Pat" Nixon, former First Lady of the United States
- Thelma Parr, American actress
- Thelma Schoonmaker, American film editor
- Thelma Terry, American bandleader
- Thelma Todd, American screen actress
- Thelma Toole
- Thelma Votipka, American opera singer
[edit] Fictional characters - "Thelma", a song by John Lee Hooker
- Cyclone Thelma - a devastating cyclone in Australia in 1998 and was retired.
- Tropical Storm Thelma - a deadly tropical storm that killed 5000 people in the Philippines in 1991. Both the Filipino name, Uring and the name Thelma were retired as a result.
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