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Thelma meaning

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Using Thelma

  • The main meaning on this page is: A female given name originating as a coinage.
  • In the example corpus, thelma often appears in combinations such as: thelma and, and thelma, thelma louise.

Context around Thelma

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gail 1× together 1× mother 1× solem 1× rep 1× singer 1× walter 1× scissorhands 1× owner 1×

Often after:

louise 3× knew 1× butler 1× gomez 1× complete 1× buchholdt 1× peele 1× cabrera 1× norton 1× houston 1×

Sentence patterns with Thelma

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

brodis and thelma peele welch 1× but after thelma s death 1× chemistry with thelma and danny 1× contreras mother thelma gomez told 1× durban dr thelma john david 1× edward and thelma butler of 1× edward scissorhands thelma louise it 1× former rep thelma buchholdt in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after watching her 1× although these were 1× and she liked 1× anne was born 1× besides his parents 1× between martin scorsese 1×

Common sentence endings:

alan clark gregg 1× barely noticed swerlin 1× butler of skowhegan 1× complete the cast 1× had been replaced 1× happened in 1991 1×

Words around Thelma

Just before it in the word index:

thelle 2 thelittlewreck 3 thelin 36 thelen 6 thelemites 7 thelemite 2

Just after it in the word index:

thelonious 13 thelonius 2 thelotter 2 thelwall 3 thelwell 8 thelytoky 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abject 113 accumulations 113 agnostic 113 amaechi 113 amar 113 amenity 113

Corpus analysis for Thelma

  • In this selection, "thelma" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gail, together, mother, louise, knew and butler stand out and add context to how "thelma" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include brodis and thelma peele welch and but after thelma s death. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thelma" sits close to words such as abject, accumulations and agnostic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thelma

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thelma Norton, RN, joined Scotland County Hospital in 1981. (9 words)

Elisabeth Sand (“Mammon”) and Marte Solem (“Thelma”) complete the cast. (10 words)

After watching her friend and lover together, Thelma knew what had happened: she had been replaced. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The pair have a gorgeous on-screen chemistry, with Thelma and Danny bonding over wanting to prove their independence to Gail, Thelma’s daughter and Danny’s mum (played by a terrifically highly strung Parker Posey) and her husband Alan (Clark Gregg). (42 words)

Thelma Cabrera and Jordán Rodas launch their candidacy for the presidency and vice presidency of Guatemala in December 2022, which has been vetoed by the courts, in a maneuver that has drawn criticism from human rights groups at home and abroad. (41 words)

Consul General in India (Durban), Dr. Thelma John David and other officials join Hindu devotees adorned in traditional attire perform the Arati (prayer) marking the Navratri Festival at the Gujarati Hindu Sanskruti temple in Durban. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

The pair have a gorgeous on-screen chemistry, with Thelma and Danny bonding over wanting to prove their independence to Gail, Thelma’s daughter and Danny’s mum (played by a terrifically highly strung Parker Posey) and her husband Alan (Clark Gregg).

After watching her friend and lover together, Thelma knew what had happened: she had been replaced.

And she liked nicknames, especially one of her friends who took to calling them both Thelma and Louise.

Anne was born at Redington Fairview Hospital on June 2, 1958, to Edward and Thelma Butler of Skowhegan.

Between Martin Scorsese's psychological thriller Shutter Island and Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise, there's plenty to watch on Prime Video this May.

Contreras' mother, Thelma Gomez, told that she and other family members were denied the opportunity to view her son's body on June 15 — leaving them with more questions than answers.

Elisabeth Sand (“Mammon”) and Marte Solem (“Thelma”) complete the cast.

Meanwhile, loyal audiences perennially show up for Sarandon vehicles like The Rocky Horror Picture Show or Thelma & Louise precisely because they get more than a movie ticket’s face value out of them.

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Rep. Genevieve Mina poses in her new office with a photo of former Rep. Thelma Buchholdt in January 2023.

She was born in Surry County on Sept. 12, 1939, to the late Brodis and Thelma Peele Welch.

The audience has a very good idea of what happens to the two, but because fans never see it, Thelma and Louise attain a sort of immortality in the film's legendary ending.

Thelma Cabrera and Jordán Rodas launch their candidacy for the presidency and vice presidency of Guatemala in December 2022, which has been vetoed by the courts, in a maneuver that has drawn criticism from human rights groups at home and abroad.

Thelma Norton, RN, joined Scotland County Hospital in 1981.

Although these were all great guesses, the clues point in the direction of someone else: legendary singer Thelma Houston.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers and sister: Lindley L. (Dorothy) Moore, Walter (Thelma) Moore, Chadwick (Sandy) Moore, and Isabelle (Warren) Cordes.

Both: It would be no surprise if Thelma Schoonmaker — who now holds the record for most-ever nominations in the category (this being her ninth) — wins the Oscar.

Boys N the Hood, Terminator 2, Edward Scissorhands, Thelma & Louise, it was a litany of bangers that happened in 1991.

But after Thelma’s death, Terens wasn’t interested in other women and barely noticed Swerlin.

Consul General in India (Durban), Dr. Thelma John David and other officials join Hindu devotees adorned in traditional attire perform the Arati (prayer) marking the Navratri Festival at the Gujarati Hindu Sanskruti temple in Durban.

Daisy Mae stands in stroller as her owner, Thelma Coburn, talks to vendors Saturday, June 8, 2024, during the Nazareth Area Pride celebration at New Creation United Church of Christ in Palmer Township.

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Common combinations with thelma

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thelma" in a sentence?
An example: "The pair have a gorgeous on-screen chemistry, with Thelma and Danny bonding over wanting to prove their independence to Gail, Thelma’s daughter and Danny’s mum (played by a terrifically highly strung Parker Posey) and her husband Alan (Clark Gregg)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "thelma" from authentic English texts.
What does "thelma" mean?
Thelma means: A female given name originating as a coinage.
How many example sentences with "thelma" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "thelma", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.