Imelda

Where Imelda comes from

From Romance (Italian Imelda, Spanish Imelda), from German Irmhild.
— Wiktionary's entry for Imelda
  • Romance
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1891
    First appearance
    #1,332 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1911
    Peak, #766
    32 babies named Imelda — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1929
    Imelda Marcos born
    Philippine former First Lady
  4. 1956
    Imelda Staunton born
    British actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Romance languages.
Namesakes
  • Imelda Marcos · Philippine former First Lady, born 1929
  • Imelda Staunton · British actress, born 1956
  • Imelda May · Irish singer, born 1974
  • Imelda Chiappa · Italian racing cyclist, born 1966
  • Imelda Lambertini · patroness of First Holy Communicants, 1322–1333

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.