Wilhelmina (given name)

Wilhelmina (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Wilhelmina


imagesize=200
caption=Queen Wilhelmina was queen of the Netherlands.
pronunciation=
gender = female
meaning = "will helmet"
region =
nickname =
origin = Germanic
related names =
footnotes =

Wilhelmina is a feminine given name, the Dutch and German form of Wilhelm or William, which is derived from the Germanic "wil", meaning "will, desire" and "helm", meaning "helmet, protection." Wilhelmina was ranked in the top 1000 most popular names for girls in the United States between 1900 and 1940 but is rarely used today. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/wilhelmina Behind the Name] ]

Feminine variants

*Billie (English)
*Elma (Dutch), (English), {German)
*Guilla (Spanish)
*Guillaumette (French)
*Guillaumine (French)
*Guillerma (Spanish)
*Guillermina (Spanish)
*Guilette (French)
*Helma (German)
*Helmi (Finnish), (Swedish)
*Helmine (German)
*Ilma (Spanish)
*Jeltje (Dutch), (Frisian)
*Jeltsje (Dutch), (Frisian)
*Miina (Finnish)
*Mimi (French)
*Mimmi (Finnish)
*Mina (English), (German), (Polish)
*Minchen (German)
*Minette (French)
*Mini (Finnish), (Spanish)
*Minka (Czech), Polish, (Slovakian)
*Minna (Finnish), (German)
*Minnie (English)
*Velma (English)
*Velvela (Yiddish)
*Vilhelmiina (Finnish)
*Vilhelmina (Finnish), (Swedish)
*Vilma (Czech), (German), (Hungarian), (Slovakian), (Spanish), (Swedish)
*Wilhelmine (French language|French), (German)
*Wilja (Scandinavian)
*Willa (English)
*Willamina (Scottish)
*Willemijn (Dutch)
*Willemina (Dutch)
*Willie (English)
*Wilma (English), (German)

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