Wilhelmina

English

Proper noun

Wilhelmina

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German origin; the female form of Wilhelm (William).
   • 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.

Translations

female form of William

• Czech: Vilemína (cs) f
• Danish: Vilhelmine
• Dutch: Wilhelmina (nl)
• Esperanto: Vilhelmena
• Finnish: Vilhelmiina (fi)
• French: Guillemine, Guillemette (fr), Guillaumette (fr)
• German: Wilhelmine (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelmina.

Proper noun

Wilhelmina

1. a female given name from the Germanic languages

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin Wilhelmina, feminisation of Wilhelmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɪl.ɦɛlˈmi.naː/

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

Proper noun

Wilhelmina f

1. a female given name: feminine form of Willem.

Related terms

• Willemijn

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German

Proper noun

Wilhelmina

1. a female given name formed in the seventeenth century as a feminine form of Wilhelm.

Related terms

• Wilhelmine, Minna

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Swedish

Proper noun

Wilhelmina c (genitive Wilhelminas)

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