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What does Wilma mean?
Wilma 
▼ as a girls' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Wilma is "determined protector". Short form of Wilhelmina. Wilma Flintstone is the dizzy Stone Age housewife in the TV cartoon "The Flintstones". Track celebrity Wilma Rudolph.
STARTS WITH Wil-
ASSOCIATED WITH determined, protector (defender), stone (rock)
Variations
VARIANTS Valma, Velma▼, Vilma, Willma, Wilmina, Wylma
RELATED FORMS VIA WILHELMINA Billa, Billy▼, Ellma, Elma▼, Helma, Mina, Minna▼, Wileen, Willa▲, Willie▼, Willmina, Willy, Wilna
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Walma, ..
(male) Wiler, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Wilma Lorraine (W.L.), ..
How popular is Wilma?
Wilma is a very popular first name for females (#212 out of 4276, Top 5%) but a unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Wilma reached its highest position of #68 in the U.S. in the 1920s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Wilma are Billy, Elma, Helma, Mina (#625 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Minna, Velma, Vilma, Wilhelmina (#1670), Willa (#384), Willie, Willma, Wilna and Wylma. Usage of these forms of Wilma was at its most widespread during 1910-1919 (AVERAGE #854) and is now much diminished (#1762, ▼91.6%), with versions like Wilma becoming less stylish. Mina is more universally found than the rest, although Willa appears to be gaining popularity too.
Similar Names
Wilma▼ is pronounced similarly to Allma, Alma▼ and Almah. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cima, Dalma, Delma▼, Fima, Halma, Hilma▼, Mima, Mimma, Nioma, Palma, Pima, Rima, Salma▲, Selma▼, Sima, Talma, Telma, Walda, Welda, Wilda▼, Willda, Wilmot, Wilona, Wina, Wylda, Zelma▼ and Zulma. These names tend to be less frequently used than Wilma.
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