Wilhelmina

See also: Wilhelminą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelmina, equivalent to Wilhelm +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌwɪl.ə.ˈmiːn.ə/, /ˌwɪl.(h)ɛl.ˈmiːn.ə/

Proper noun

Wilhelmina

1. A female given name from German, masculine equivalent Wilhelm.
   • 1776 Adam Fitz-Adam: The World of Adam Fitz-Adam. Edinburgh, Apollo Press 1776: Numb. 187. Thursday, July 29, 1756:

     She comforted herself however, on the first appearance of her pregnancy, that so odious a surname should be qualified in her children with the genteelest and most elegant Christian names that history or romance could supply. - - - My eldest sister, who came into the world a year after, was called Wilhelmina Charlotta, the second Penthesilea, the third Telethusa, and the fourth Honoria.

   • 1897, Bram Stoker, “Letter, Mina Harker to Lucy Westenra”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, chapter IX, page 115:

     ‘Wilhelmina’—I knew then that he was in deadly earnest, for he has never called me by that name since he asked me to marry him—‘you know, dear, my ideas of the trust between husband and wife: there should be no secret, no concealment. […]’

Translations

female form of William

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 威廉明娜 (Wēiliánmíngnà)

• Czech: Vilemína (cs) f
• Danish: Vilhelmine
• Dutch: Wilhelmina (nl)
• Esperanto: Vilhelmena
• Finnish: Vilhelmiina (fi)
• French: Guillemine, Guillemette (fr), Guillaumette (fr)
• German: Wilhelmine (de)
• Greek: Γουλιελμίνα (el) f (Goulielmína)
• Italian: Guglielma (it), Guglielmina (it)
• Polish: Wilhelmina (pl) f
• Portuguese: Guilhermina (pt)
• Russian: Вильгельми́на (ru) f (Vilʹgelʹmína)
• Spanish: Guillermina (es)
• Swedish: Vilhelmina (sv)

Anagrams

• Wilhelmian

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelmina.

Proper noun

Wilhelmina

1. a female given name from the Germanic languages

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin Wilhelmina, feminisation of Wilhelmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɪl.ɦɛlˈmi.naː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Wil‧hel‧mi‧na
• Rhymes: -inaː

Proper noun

Wilhelmina f

1. a female given name: feminine form of Willem

Derived terms

• Wilhelminaberg
• Wilhelminagebergte
• Wilhelminakanaal
• Wilhelminaoord

Related terms

• Willemijn

German

Etymology

Originating in the 17th century as a feminine form of Wilhelm.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Wilhelmina

1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Wilhelm

Related terms

• Wilhelmine, Minna

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelmina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vil.xɛlˈmi.na/

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: Wil‧hel‧mi‧na

Proper noun

Wilhelmina f (male equivalent Wilhelm)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Wilhelmina

Declension

Declension of Wilhelmina

	singular	plural
nominative	Wilhelmina	Wilhelminy
genitive	Wilhelminy	Wilhelmin
dative	Wilhelminie	Wilhelminom
accusative	Wilhelminę	Wilhelminy
instrumental	Wilhelminą	Wilhelminami
locative	Wilhelminie	Wilhelminach
vocative	Wilhelmino	Wilhelminy

Further reading

• Wilhelmina in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Wilhelmina c (genitive Wilhelminas)

1. a female given name, a German type spelling of Vilhelmina