Gilda
Gilda is a given name, feminine, of Germanic origin.
It gained visibility from the 1946 film noir starring Rita Hayworth as the seductive title character: She did her hair like Gilda.
The name remains uncommon but carries associations with glamour and old Hollywood.
Woman's given name
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
- casinoFacility for wagering
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
1946 · Columbia · striptease · gloves · satin · nightclub · Buenos Aires · Johnny
Powerfully appealing
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- sirenWailing alert device
beauty · radiant · captivating · stunning · chic · luxurious · fashionable · stylish
Puzzling and obscure
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
secretive · provocative · tantalizing · beguiling · smoldering · dangerous · forbidden · shadowy
Of lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
period · bygone · black-and-white · silver screen · heirloom · heritage · mid-century · postwar
Rita
Woman's given name
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
- casinoFacility for wagering
Hollywood · 1946 · Columbia · striptease · gloves · satin · nightclub · Buenos Aires · Johnny · sultry
alluring
Powerfully appealing
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
siren · beauty · radiant · captivating · stunning · chic · luxurious · fashionable · stylish · polished
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- veiledConcealed or obscured
inscrutable · secretive · provocative · tantalizing · beguiling · smoldering · dangerous · forbidden · shadowy · concealed
classic
Of lasting excellence
golden age · period · bygone · black-and-white · silver screen · heirloom · heritage · mid-century · postwar · 1940s
feminine
Pertaining to women
saint · Rigoletto · Verdi · opera · Radner · Saturday Night Live · comedienne · literary · character · theatrical
Gildaingenue
Artless young woman
damsel in distress · good girl · virgin · innocent · Madonna figure
- gilded framesGold-coated picture enclosures
- gilded cageLuxurious confinement lacking liberty
- gilding the lilyEmbellishing the already beautiful
- gild the lilyEmbellish what's already perfect
- gilded ageFlashy era hiding corruption
- gilded the lilyEmbellished something already beautiful