Wilhelmina

See also: Wilhelminą

English

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.

Translations

Anagrams

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/
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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

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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelmina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vil.xɛlˈmi.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: Wil‧hel‧mi‧na

Proper noun

Wilhelmina f (male equivalent Wilhelm)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Wilhelmina

Declension

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Wilhelmina c (genitive Wilhelminas)

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