Wilhelmina Name Meaning & Origin
Wilhelmina
Origin of the name Wilhelmina:
A feminine form of William (resolute protector).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Nicknames for Wilhelmina
Willa, Mina, Minnie, Wilma, Willow, Wilda, Willie, Wills, Billie, Bill, Mia
- Meanings and history of the name Wilhelmina
Feminine for Wilhelm, the German form of William, meaning "protector".
It can also mean resolute fighter.
- Famous real-life people named Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina, Dutch-American model and founder of the eponymous New York model agency (born Wilhelmina Cooper)
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract artist
Wilhelmina Skogh, Swedish hotel magnate
Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski, American archaologist
Wilhelmina Jane Hanson (b. 2012), daughter of American musician Taylor Hanson- Wilhelmina in song, story & screen
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, character in the Harry Potter book series
Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray Harker, character in novel and film "Dracula"
Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott, character in film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"
Wilhelmina Slater, character in TV series "Ugly Betty", played by Vanessa Williams
Wilhelmina Hunnewell Winthrop ("Billy"), heroine of Judith Krantz prototype sex-and-shopping novel, "Scruples".
Wilelmina,Character in santa paws
Wilhelmina Venable from American Horror Story played by Sarah Paulson