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Velma

girl name · Germanic origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

contracted from Wilhelmina, traditionally 'resolute protector'

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1900s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Velma peaked in the 1900s.

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