Imelda is the Spanish-Italian form of the Old Germanic Irmhild — *ermen* (universal) + *hild* (battle). **Imelda Marcos (born 1929)** — the **First Lady of the Philippines (1965-1986) whose collection of approximately 3,000 pairs of shoes became a global symbol of conspicuous excess** after the People Power Revolution. **Imelda Staunton (born 1956)** — the **British actress and Olivier-winning performer** who played Queen Elizabeth II in seasons 5-6 of *The Crown*. **Saint Imelda Lambertini (c. 1322-1333)** — Italian child mystic, patron saint of First Communicants.
Subject of Ramona Diaz's documentary *Imelda* (2003).
Imelda reduces to nine — the number of universal battle.