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What does Wilhelmina mean?
Wilhelmina 
▼ as a girls' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Wilhelmina is "determined protector". The second element of the source phrase literally refers to a helmet. Actress Billie Burke; author Willa Cather.
ASSOCIATED WITH determined
Variations
VARIANTS Billa, Billee, Billey, Billie▼, Billy▼, Ellma, Elma▼, Guglielma, Guillelmina, Guillelmine, Guillema, Guillemette, Guillemine, Helma, Helmina, Felmine, Helminette, Min, Mina, Minna▼, Minnie▼, Minny, Valma, Velma▼, Vilhelmina, Villhelmina, Villhelmine, Vilma, Wileen, Willene, Wilhelmine, Willa▲, Willabella, Willabelle, Willamina, Willamine, Willeen, Willene, Willemina, Willetta, Willette, Williamina, Willie▼, Williebelle, Wilmette, Willmina, Willmine, Willy, Willybella, Wilma▼, Wilmette, Wilmina, Wilna, Wylma
SEE ALSO Elmina, Hilma, Twyla, Wilmot
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Wilhelmina Zendaya (W.Z.), ..
How popular is Wilhelmina?
Wilhelmina is a very popular first name for women (#1084 out of 4276, Top 25%) but a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Wilhelmina entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its highest rank of #236 in the U.S. then, and is at #1670 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Wilhelmina (#1670 IN 2018) are Willa (#384), Mina (#625), Billie (#1471), Wilna, Wilma, Willie, Willette, Willetta, Willene, Wilhelmine, Vilma, Billy, Velma, Twyla, Minnie, Minna, Hilma, Helma, Elmina, Elma and Wylma. These forms of Wilhelmina were popular as baby names in the 1880s (USAGE OF 2.19%) and have become much less popular since (USAGE 0.09%, ▼95.8%), with versions such as Billy falling out of fashion. Willa is the most trendy birth name here.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abbelina, Ademina, Alexina, Allexina, Allina, Allumina, Alumina, Alzeina, Amelina, Angellina, Asemina, Athelina, Aurelina, Avelina, Billina, Carmelina, Cathelina, Celestina, Celina, Chalina, Dallina, Delina, Dellina, Eilena, Elbertina (see Alberta), Evelina▲, Felina, Fidelina, Filimena, Filipina, Filippina (see Philopena), Filumena, Fiorentina, Gemina, Gilbertina, Hermina, Irelina, Jelsomina, Jilliana, Jyllina, Kathelina, Lidweina (see Lidwina), Malcolmina, Melaina, Melina▲, Melvina▼, Michaelina, Michelina, Micheline, Miguelina, Mileena, Nicolina, Philina, Philomina, Raelina, Rollina, Shalaina, Shalina, Sheina, Shelanna, Sherrina, Silestina, Silestyna (see Celeste), Silvina, Simmina, Urselina, Vilhelmine (see Vilhelmina), Waldena, Walterine, Waltrina, Wendeline, Willma, Wilmotina (see Wilmot), Yemina and Zelina. These names tend to be less commonly used than Wilhelmina.
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