Names Like Thelma — Find Similar Baby Names
Thelma is a 6-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Nursing”. This page collects 116 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Telma and Thema, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -lma like Alma and Elma.
For the full Thelma profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Thelma page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Thelma
24 baby names that differ from Thelma by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telma | 1 | Variant Of Greek Thelma Will: Wilful. | Spanish | Female |
| Thema | 1 | Queen | Egyptian | Female |
| Teela | 2 | The Bird Teal: Also The Blue-Green Color. | English | Female |
| Thalia | 2 | Joyous (Muse Of Comedy) | Greek | Female |
| Thea | 2 | Divine | Greek | Female |
| Thecla | 2 | Renowned Fame | Greek | Female |
| Tahlia | 3 | Lamb: Lambkin. Also An Abbreviation Of Natalia. | Hebrew | Female |
| Taima | 3 | Thunder | Native American | Female |
| Tala | 3 | Wolf | Native American | Female |
| Talia | 3 | Dew Of Heaven | Hebrew | Female |
| Tallia | 3 | "Joyful, Blooming. Pronunced Tall-Yuh Or Tall-Ee-Uh. Traditional Sp... | Greek | Female |
| Talya | 3 | Dew Of Heaven | Hebrew | Female |
| Tama | 3 | Thunder | Native American | Female |
| Tamma | 3 | Without Flaw | Hebrew | Female |
| Taylia | 3 | English | Female | |
| Tealia | 3 | Blooming. It Can Be Spelled Talia Or Taliea. | English | Female |
| Teca | 3 | Hungarian Form Of Teresa (Reaper) | Hungarian | Female |
| Tedman | 3 | Wealthy Defender | Anglo | Male |
| Tehya | 3 | Predous | Native American | Female |
| Teka | 3 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Replaced." | African | Male |
| Telen | 3 | English | Male | |
| Tellan | 3 | Considers | Anglo | Male |
| Teme | 3 | Without Flaw | Hebrew | Female |
| Temima | 3 | Without Flaw | Hebrew | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Thelma’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
6-Letter T-Names Like Thelma
24 names that share Thelma's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Thelma's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Thelma
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Thelma.
Names That Rhyme with Thelma
14 baby names that share Thelma's last 3 letters — -lma. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma | Good | Celtic | Female |
| Elma | Friendly | Greek | Female |
| Delma | Of The Sea | Spanish | Female |
| Helma | Protective | German | Female |
| Hilma | Protective | German | Female |
| Salma | Peaceful | Arabic | Female |
| Selma | Comely | Celtic | Female |
| Telma | Variant Of Greek Thelma Will: Wilful. | Spanish | Female |
| Velma | Protector. | Greek | Female |
| Wilma | Resolute Protector. Feminine Variant Of William. | German | Female |
| Zelma | Variant Of Selma Comely. | English | Female |
| Aselma | Fair | Gaelic | Female |
| Fidelma | Faithful. | Irish | Female |
| Gulielma | Feminine Form Of William (Resolute Protector) | Italian | Female |
Names That Start Like Thelma
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Thelma — The-. Good for parents who like Thelma's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thea | Divine | Greek | Female |
| Thema | Queen | Egyptian | Female |
| Theon | Godly | Greek | Male |
| Thera | Untamed | Greek | Female |
| Theyn | Follower | English | Male |
| Thearl | Stem | English | Male |
| Thecla | Renowned Fame | Greek | Female |
| Themis | Myth Name (Righteousness) | Greek | Female |
| Theone | God's Name | Greek | Female |
| Theora | Watcher | Greek | Female |
| Theron | Untamed. | French | Male |
| Thetis | Myth Name (Mother Of Achilles) | Greek | Female |
| Theoris | Great | Egyptian | Female |
| Therese | Variant Of Theresa Which Is The Name Of Two Popular Saints Teresa O... | French | Female |
| Therron | Untamed. | French | Male |
| Theseus | Myth Name (Son Of Aegeus) | Greek | Male |
| Theodora | Supreme Gift | Greek | Female |
| Theodore | Gracious Gift | Greek | Male |