Globally, Velma (Velma 
, Вельма 
, ולמה 
) is a common girly first name. The first name Velma is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Jamaica, and Bahamas. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, Philippines, and India. Much less frequently, Velma is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Velma | Philippines, Canada, Kenya, India, United States |
| Вельма | Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Georgia |
| ולמה | Israel |
| Велма | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
Velma is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Velma Dinkley , the fictional character from Scooby-Doo, Scoob!; Velma Dinkley , the Fictional female human in the 2020 animated film 'Scoob!'; Velma Dinkley , the fictional human in the TV films "Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins" and "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster"; Velma Kelly , the character from the 1927 play Chicago and Velma Dinkley , the fictional human from the 'LEGO Scooby-Doo!', Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood, among other works.
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velma caldwell melville American editor, writer, US (b. 1858) |
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| velma winship sylvester American naturalist, US (b. 1853) |
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velma springstead Canadian athlete (1906-1927), CA (b. 1906) |
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velma bronn johnston American wild horse advocate (1912-1977), US (b. 1912) |
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velma middleton American singer, US (b. 1917) |
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| velma swanston howard English-language translator from the Swedish of Selma Lagerlöf (b. 1868) |
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| velma wallace rayness American artist (b. 1896) |
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| velma dare matthews American botanist and mycologist (1904-1958), US (b. 1904) |
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| velma linford American educator, author and politician (1907-2002), US (b. 1907) |
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| velma hitchcock (b. 1900) |
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| velma gaines-hamock American funeral home owner, US (b. 1910) |
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| velma wayne dawson puppeteer (b. 1912) |
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| velma enslen kidd logan American artist, US (b. 1912) |
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| velma huskey computing pioneer, US (b. 1917) |
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| velma dunn diver, US (b. 1918) |
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