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The name TELMA derives from THELMA, and may have Portuguese, Literature, or Ancient Greek origins and have its roots in The Mysticism Tradition.
Meaning unknown. It was a name when British author Marie Corelli used it for the Norwegian heroine of her novel Thelma (1887). The name became popular around the end of the 19th century after the novel was published. It is sometimes claimed to derive from Greek θέλημα (thelema) meaning "will", though this seems unlikely.
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