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Imelda: a beautiful queen whose flag is emblazoned with emerald, standing at the helm of a captivating battleground. A palette of green swirls, Imelda is a figurative definition of strength and valor, leading armies against the vivid backdrop of a legendary struggle. This gorgeous title's visual allure is painted with courage and triumph, where the landscapes shift with every move, revealing the tide of a dynamic confrontation. Imelda stands against adversity and is willing to sacrifice anything for those important to her. Her name, too... a lustrous gem!
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Also Romansh.
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars.
https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda_Coray-Monn
https://sursassiala.ch/2015/01/15/familienforschung/
https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/A39DB2bJDNY
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=136
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Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars.
https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda_Coray-Monn
https://sursassiala.ch/2015/01/15/familienforschung/
https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/A39DB2bJDNY
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=136
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Imelda was the name of Miguel's great great grandma in the 2016 movie "Coco".
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Usages: Hungarian
Pronunciation: ee-MHEL-dah
Meaning: Cognate of IRMHILD.
(Information from name #348353 originally submitted by user epresvanilia)
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Pronunciation: ee-MHEL-dah
Meaning: Cognate of IRMHILD.
(Information from name #348353 originally submitted by user epresvanilia)
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Also Hungarian: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda
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Also Polish: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda
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Also Catalan: http://www.idescat.cat/noms/?q=Imelda&lang=en.
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I know that for many people in the US or other countries this name is associated mostly with Imelda Marcos and not liked, though I do like Imelda. It is a strong name, but to me it also has a whimsical, kind of girly feel. Plus here it is very rare, which also gives it some charm.
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Here in Poland the name Imelda is extremely rare and hardly ever heard of, from what I know there haven't been any children in recent years that would be given this name. Still though, it is a little known, thanks to Imelda Lambertini and our Polish blessed nun Maria Imelda Żak, and from what I know it is sometimes used by nuns in Roman Catholic monasteries.
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Imelda May (born Imelda Mary Clabby, now Imelda Mary Higham) is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin, as well as television presenter.
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Blessed sister Maria Imelda (born Jadwiga Żak) was a Polish nun and martyr.
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I know a Spanish-Italian Imelda living in the UK, and while the original pronunciation is ee-mel-dah, she usually pronounces it im-el-duh (the "i" pronounced like in the word "is").
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Imelda was the name of a major character in the recent Pixar movie, Coco.
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I honestly don't think it's as bad as a lot of people make it out to be.
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Imelda Marcos, famously corrupt wife of the famously corrupt leader of the Philippines, was renown for her huge shoe collection. If I hear the name Imelda, I immediately think of an evil, spoilt woman with thousands of shoes!
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The Irish rockabilly/blues singer Imelda May bears this name and it was also the name of Angeline Ball's character in the 1991 film The Commitments. Imelda is quite a popular name in Ireland.
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It sounds too close to the hideous name Ima, and it makes me immediately think of the ghastly Imelda Marcos.
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Imelda is the maid of Astrid and Robert Prescott in the novel Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult.
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A famous bearer is Imelda Marcos, former First Lady and political figure in the Philippines.
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Actress Imelda Staunton is a famous bearer of this name. In 2005 she was nominated for an Oscar for her title role in Vera Drake.
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Sources:
· https://forebears.io/forenames/imelda (mostly in the Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia and the US)
· https://linkedin.com/search/results/people/?firstName=Imelda 40000 results: 7500 in the US (mostly of Hispanic or Filipino descent), 7500 in Indonesia, 7400 in Mexico, 5000 in the Philippines