# Velma

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈvɛlmə/ · frequency rank #46,253

## Definitions
1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

## Etymology
Coined at the end of the 19th century, by analogy with Thelma and Wilma.

## Easily confused with
- **vera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-vera)
- **vila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-vila)
- **villa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-villa)
- **volta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-volta)
- **Verma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-verma)
- **Volga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-volga)
- **vulva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-vulva)
- **Verna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-verna)
- **Vespa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-vespa)
- **Vesta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/velma-vs-vesta)
- **vel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vel-vs-velma)
- **Vega** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vega-vs-velma)
- **Veda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veda-vs-velma)
- **vela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vela-vs-velma)

## Common misspellings (7)
`evlma`, `velam`, `vellma`, `velmma`, `vemla`, `vlema`, `vvelma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/velma