Wilhelmina (disambiguation)

Wilhelmina (disambiguation)

Wilhelmina (alternately spelled Wilhelmine) is a female given name, originating from the German language and meaning "protector". Wilma and Mina are short forms of the name, and male versions include William and Wilhelm.

People

* Wilhelmina (1939-1980), high-fashion model and owner/founder of Wilhelmina Models
* Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909-1976), American gold medalist in the Olympics
* Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski (1910-2007), American classical archaeologist
* Wilhelmina Skogh (1849-1926), hotel and restaurant owner from Sweden

Artists and art patrons

* Wilhelmina Baldwin (born 1965), English artist
* Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004), British abstract artist
* Wilhelmina Holladay (born 1922), American art collector and patron
* Wilhelmina Krafft (1778-1828), Swedish painter and miniaturist

Royalty

* Princess Wilhelmina of Denmark, several Danish princesses
* Empress Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick (1673-1742) of the Holy Roman Empire
* Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth (1709–1758) from Prussia
* Princess Consort Wilhelmina of Orange (1750-1820) from the Dutch Republic
* Empress Consort Natalia Alexeievna of Russia (1755-1776), born Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
* Queen Consort Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774–1837) from the Netherlands
* Queen Consort Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden (1781–1826) from Sweden
* Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788-1836), Grand Duchess of Hess and the Rhine
* Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth (1833–1897) from Britain
* Queen Consort Sofia Wilhelmina Mariana Henrietta of Nassau (1836–1913) from Sweden
* Queen Regnant Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie of Orange-Nassau (1880–1962) from the Netherlands
* Queen Regnant Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau (born 1938) from the Netherlands
* Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines (born 2007) from the Netherlands

Fictional characters

* Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank from the "Harry Potter" book series
* Mina Harker (née Wilhelmina Murray) from "Dracula"
* Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott from "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"
* Wilhelmina Slater from "Ugly Betty"

Places

*Wilhelma, zoo and botanical garden in Stuttgart, Germany
*Wilhelma, Palestine, a former German templer colony
*Wilhelmina Bay in Antarctica
*The Wilhelmina Mountains in Suriname
*The Queen Wilhelmina State Park in Mena, Arkansas

Other

* 1 guilder Wilhelmina, former currency in the Netherlands
* 392 Wilhelmina, a large main belt asteroid
* USS Wilhelmina (ID-2168), transport for the United States Navy during World War I
* Wilhelmina Models, modeling agency founded by supermodel Wilhelmina


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