Wilhelmina (also: Wilhelmena, Wilhelmine, Wilhemina) is a feminine given name, the

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, which is derived from the Germanic ''wil'', meaning "will, desire" and ''helm'', meaning "

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, protection". Wilhelmina was ranked in the top 1000 most popular names for girls in the

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, this name is once again very popular. Nicknames for Wilhelmina include, but are not restricted to,

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, Mina, Mineke, Minnie, Willie and Billie.

Notable persons with this name

* Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel (1905–1973), American silent and early sound film actress * Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (born 1951), British-American actress * Katherine Elizabeth Wilhelmina Sharon Beuving Langbroek (born 1965), Australian comedian, radio and television presenter * Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient (1804–1860), German operatic soprano * Wilhelmina van den Berg (born 1947), Dutch sprinter * Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909–1976), German American gold medalist in the Olympics * Vilhelmina Bardauskienė (born 1958), Lithuanian

long jumper The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

Wilhelmina Cooper Wilhelmina Gertrud Frieda Cooper (née Behmenburg; 1 May 1939 – 1 March 1980) was a Dutch-American model who began with Ford Models, and at the peak of her success, founded her own agency, Wilhelmina Models, in New York City in 1967. Retrieve ...

(1939–1980), Dutch-American high fashion model and founder of Wilhelmina Models *

Wilhelmina Drucker Wilhelmina Drucker (née ''Wilhelmina Elizabeth Lensing''; Amsterdam, 30 September 1847 – Amsterdam, 5 December 1925) was a Dutch politician and writer. One of the first Dutch feminists, she was also known under her pseudonyms Gipsy, Gitano, a ...

(1847–1925), Dutch politician and writer *

Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski Wilhelmina Mary Feemster Jashemski (July 10, 1910 – December 24, 2007) was an American scholar of the ancient site of Pompeii, where her archaeological investigations focused on the evidence of gardens and horticulture in the ancient city. ...

(1910–2007), American classical archaeologist *

Vilhelmina Gyldenstolpe Vilhelmina Gyldenstolpe, née ''De Geer'' (16 December 1779, Stockholm-31 December 1858, Stockholm), was a Swedish court official. She served as ''överhovmästarinna'' (Senior lady-in-waiting) to the queen and later queen dowager of Sweden, Dési ...

(1779–1858), Swedish court official *

Wilhelmina Hay Abbott Wilhelmina Hay Abbott (; 22 May 1884 – 17 October 1957), also known by the name "Elizabeth Abbott," was a Scottish suffragist, editor, and feminist lecturer, and wife of author George Frederick Abbott. Early life and education Abbott was bo ...

(1884-1957), Scottish suffragist and feminist * Wilhelmine Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett (1861–1929), Native Hawaiian suffragist *

Wilhelmina Skogh Lorentina Wilhelmina Skogh, born Wahlgren (14 December 1849 in the parish of Rute on Gotland, Sweden – 18 June 1926) was a hotel manager and owned a number of hotels and restaurants in Sweden. Family: In 1888, she married wine trader Per Sa ...

(1849–1926), hotel and restaurant owner from Sweden * Wilhelmina Houdini (1876–1943), American stage assistant and wife of

Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American Escapology, escape artist, Magic (illusion), magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his Escapology, escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to ...

* Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly (1946–2019), African-American genealogist * Wilhelmina Koskull (1778–1852), Swedish courtier * Vilhelmína Lever (1802–1879), Icelandic shopkeeper and restaurateur * Wilhelmina Rietveld (1949–1973), Dutch-Canadian model * Wilhelmina Angela Schmidt (1897–1998), Dutch author, playwright and cabaret singer * Wilhelmine Williams (1878–1944), American feminist, pacifist, professor, and Latin American historian

Artists and art patrons

* Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004), British abstract artist * Wilhelmina Pruit (1865-1947), American poet *

Wilhelmine Schröder Fredrika Vilhelmina "Wilhelmine" Augusta Schröder (23 September 1839 - 13 May 1924), was a Swedish telegraphist, writer and journalist, and was also the confidant and royal mistress of King Charles XV of Sweden. Biography Wilhelmine Schröder w ...

(1839–1924), Swedish writer *

Wilhelmina Gravallius ''Wilhelmina'' Carolina Gravallius, née ''Isaksson'' (7 September 1807, Mogata – 22 November 1884, Botkyrka), was a Swedish writer. She was born to parish vicar Carl Peter Isaksson and Anna Hallberg, and supported herself as a governess ...

(1809–1884), Swedish writer * Wilhelmina Holladay (born 1922), American art collector and patron * Wilhelmine Holmboe-Schenström (1842–1938), Norwegian opera singer * Wilhelmina Krafft (1778–1828), Swedish painter and miniaturist * Amalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck (1663–1740), Swedish painter and poet * Wilhelmina Seegmiller (1866–1913), Canadian-born American author, illustrator, art teacher * Wilhelmena Fuller Webb (1915–2012), American writer

Royalty and nobility

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands Wilhelmina (; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World Wa ...

(1880–1962), Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948 *

Princess Wilhelmine of Denmark (disambiguation) Princess Wilhelmine of Denmark may refer to: * Princess Wilhelmina Ernestine of Denmark (1650–1706), daughter of Frederick III of Denmark and wife of Charles II, Elector Palatine * Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway (1747&nda ...

, several Danish princesses * Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick (1673–1742), empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Queen of the Germans *

Wilhelmine of Bayreuth Princess Friederike Sophie Wilhelmine of Prussia (3 July 170914 October 1758) was a princess of Prussia (the older sister of Frederick the Great) and composer. She was the eldest daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of ...

(1709–1758), German princess (the older sister of

Frederick the Great Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Sil ...

) and composer *

Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Princess Friederike Sophie Wilhelmine of Prussia (3 July 170914 October 1758) was a princess of Prussia (the older sister of Frederick the Great) and composer. She was the eldest daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of ...

(1709–1758), German princess * Wilhelmina of Prussia (1750–1820), German princess * Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1755–1776), German princess and first wife of

Paul I of Russia Paul I (russian: Па́вел I Петро́вич ; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination. Officially, he was the only son of Peter III and Catherine the Great, although Catherine hinted that he was fathered by her l ...

* Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774–1837), German princess and later queen of the Netherlands * Wilhelmine of Baden (1788–1836), German Grand Duchess of Hess and the Rhine * Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge (1833–1897), Member of the British royal family * Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard (born 1938), Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013 *

Wilhelmina Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland (née Stanhope; 1 June 1819 – 18 May 1901), also known as Lady Dalmeny and Lady Harry Vane, was an English historian and genealogist, best known for her 1889 work ''The Battle Abbey ...

(1819–1901), English historian and maid of honour to

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previ ...

* Mariae Gloria Ferdinanda Joachima Josephine Wilhelmine Huberta, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (born 1960), German aristocrat

Fictional characters

* Wilhelmina Carmel from the ''Shakugan no Shana'' light novels *

Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the ''Harry Potter'' books written by J. K. Rowling. The staff and their positions Teachers and staff members The following teachers and staff members do not ha ...

from the ''Harry Potter'' book series *

Mina Harker Wilhelmina "Mina" Harker (née Murray) is a fictional character and the main female character in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel ''Dracula''. In the novel She begins the story as Miss Mina Murray, a young schoolmistress who is engaged t ...

(née Wilhelmina Murray) from ''Dracula'' * Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott from ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' *

Wilhelmina Slater Wilhelmina Vivian Slater (born Wanda Slater) is a fictional character in the American dramedy series ''Ugly Betty''. She is played by Vanessa Williams, who received a supporting actress award at the 2007 and 2008 NAACP Image Awards, a Best TV Vil ...

from ''Ugly Betty'' * Wilhelmine, an evil witch and major antagonist in '' The Mighty Hercules'' animated series from the 1960s * Princess Wilhelmina or "Willie" from

Bruce Coville Bruce Farrington Coville (, born May 16, 1950) is an author of young adult fiction. Coville was first published in 1977 and has written over 100 books. Biography Coville was born on May 16, 1950, in Syracuse, New York, where he resided . Bru ...

's ''The Dragonslayers'' * Wilhelmina "Will" Vandom of the Italian comic/cartoon series ''W.I.T.C.H.''

Variants

*Billie (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

) *Elma (

) *Guilla (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

) *Guillaumette (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

) *Guillaumine (

) *Guillerma (

) * Guillermina (

) *Guilhermina ( Portuguese) *Guglielma (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

) *Guglielmina (

) *Guilette (

) * Helma (

) * Helmi (

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

) *Helmine (

) *Ilma (

) *Jeltje (

, Frisian) *Jeltsje (

, Frisian) *Mien (

) *Mientje (

) *Miina (

) *Mimi (

) *Mimmi (

) *Mina (

, Polish) *Mine (

) *Minchen (

) *Minette (

) *Mini (

) *Minka (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

, Polish, Slovakian) *

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) *Minnie (

) *Velvela (

) *Vilhelmiina (

) *Vilhelmina (

, Hungarian) *Vilma (

, Portuguese, Slovakian,

) *Wilhelmine (

) *Wilja ( Scandinavian) *Willa (

) *Willamina ( Scots) *

Willemijn Willemijn is a Dutch feminine given name. The name originated as a feminine form of the masculine Willem, which is the Dutch version of the Germanic name Wilhelm. Wilhelm can be literally translated as ''wil'' meaning "willful" or "strong" and ''h ...

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Willemina Willemina is a Dutch feminine given name similar to Wilhelmina. Bearers often use a short form in daily life, including ''Ineke'', ''Mien'', ''Miep'', ''Wil'', ''Will'', ''Willeke'', ''Willy'', and ''Wilma''. People with the name include: * Will ...

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) *Willene (

) *Willie (

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References

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