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Velma is a female given name. Velma may refer to:
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- Velma Barfield (1932–1984), American murderer
- Velma Wayne Dawson (1912–2007), American puppet maker
- Velma Demerson Canadian woman imprisoned for having a baby out of wedlock with a Chinese man
- Velma Dunn (1918–2007), American diver
- Velma Bronn Johnston (1912–1977), American animal rights activist
- Velma Middleton (1917–1961), American jazz vocalist
- Velma Springstead (1906–1926), Canadian athlete for whom the Velma Springstead Trophy is named
- Velma Wallis (born 1960), American novelist
Fictional Characters [link]
- Velma Dinkley, a character in the television series Scooby-Doo
- Velma Kelly, fictional character in the musical and film Chicago
- Velma Valento, fictional character in the 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
- Velma Von Tussle, a character in the musical and film Hairspray
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Velma Dinkley
Velma Dinkley is a fictional character in the Scooby-Doo franchise. She is prone to losing her glasses. She is usually seen wearing a baggy orange turtleneck, short pleated skirt (or in later episodes an A-line skirt, or sometimes shorts), knee socks, and Mary Janes. She is seen as the brain of the group.
Character description
Throughout her various incarnations, Velma is usually portrayed as a highly intelligent young woman with highly specific interests in science (which in the Scooby and Scrappy Doo series leads her to pursue a career as a NASA research scientist) or merely being very well read on obscure fields, such as Viking writing (as in the third Scooby-Doo series The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries). In Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo, Velma is described by her younger sister Madelyn as being "born with a mystery book in her hand". Consequently, Velma is usually the one to figure out the mystery, sometimes with the help of Fred and Daphne. The Velma character was inspired by the brainy tomboy Zelda Gilroy, as played by Sheila James, from the late 1950s/early 1960s American sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
