90%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare), Literature Pronounced Pron. /a.ˈðel.ma/(Spanish) /a.ˈdɛl.ma/(Italian) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Feminine form of Adelmo. This name was used by Carlo Gozzi for a character in his play Turandot (1762). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsatto + helmOther Languages & CulturesDelma(English) PopularityDetails Last ranked #784 in 1970 Brazil (by decade) Categories authors, defence, ends in -elma, family, feminine forms, literature, protection, rare Italian, theatre