thumb|Imelda Marcos, wife of Ferdinand Marcos, a Philippine Dictator

Imelda is a feminine Spanish/Italian given name derived from the German form of Irmhild.

People

Notable people with the name include:

  • Imelda Calixto-Rubiano, Filipina politician
  • Imelda Chiappa, Italian road racing cyclist
  • Imelda Concepcion, Filipina actress
  • Imelda Corcoran, Australian actress
  • Imelda Crawford, birth name of Anne Crawford, British actress
  • Imelda Fransisca, Indonesian beauty queen
  • Imelda Gruber, Italian luger
  • Imelda Henry, Irish politician
  • Imelda Hobbins, Irish camogie player
  • Imelda Kennedy, Irish camogie player
  • Imelda Lambertini, 14th-century Italy Dominican child saint
  • Imelda Marcos, wife of Ferdinand Marcos and 10th First Lady of the Philippines
  • Imelda Martínez, Mexican swimmer
  • Imelda May, Irish singer
  • Imelda Molokomme, feminist activist from Botswana
  • Imelda Papin, Filipina singer
  • Imelda Mary Read, known as Mel Read, British politician
  • Imelda Roche, Australian businessperson
  • Imelda Staunton, British actress
  • Imelda Therinne, Indonesian actress
  • Imelda Wiguna, Indonesian badminton player

Fictional characters

  • Imelda de' Lambertazzi, main character in the tragic opera of that name
  • Imelda Quirke, backing singer in Roddy Doyle's The Commitments and later in The Guts
  • Imelda Rivera, main character in the 2017 animated film Coco

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