English This name was invented by British writer Marie Corelli, who gave it to her heroine in her novel 'Thelma' (1887). It may be based on the Greek word for will.
Thelma is a girl’s name of English and Greek origin. Meaning in English: This name was invented by British writer Marie Corelli, who gave it to her heroine in her novel ‘Thelma’ (1887). It may be based on the Greek word for will. Meaning in Greek: Nursing. The name has 6 letters.