Meanings
- A female given name from German, masculine equivalent Wilhelm.
‘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.[…]’
1897, Bram Stoker, “Letter, Mina Harker to Lucy Westenra”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, chapter IX, page 1151 more example
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.
1776 Adam Fitz-Adam: The World of Adam Fitz-Adam. Edinburgh, Apollo Press 1776: Numb. 187. Thursday, July 29, 1756
Origin
- GermanWilhelmina
- EnglishWilhelmina
Borrowed from German Wilhelmina, equivalent to Wilhelm + -ina.
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Chinese Mandarin 威廉明娜
- 威廉明娜 (Wēiliánmíngnà)female form of William
Czech Vilemína
- Vilemínafemale form of William
Danish Vilhelmine
- Vilhelminefemale form of William
Dutch Wilhelmina
- Wilhelminafemale form of William
Esperanto Vilhelmena
- Vilhelmenafemale form of William
Finnish Vilhelmiina
- Vilhelmiinafemale form of William
French Guillemine, Guillemette
- Guilleminefemale form of William
- Guillemettefemale form of William
- Guillaumettefemale form of William
German Wilhelmine
- Wilhelminefemale form of William
Greek Γουλιελμίνα
- Γουλιελμίνα (Goulielmína)female form of William
Italian Guglielma, Guglielmina
- Guglielmafemale form of William
- Guglielminafemale form of William
Polish Wilhelmina
- Wilhelminafemale form of William
Portuguese Guilhermina
- Guilherminafemale form of William
Russian Вильгельми́на
- Вильгельми́на (Vilʹgelʹmína)female form of William
Spanish Guillermina
- Guillerminafemale form of William
Swedish Vilhelmina
- Vilhelminafemale form of William
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Cite this entry
Wilhelmina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilhelmina
“Wilhelmina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilhelmina. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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