Gender Feminine
Usage Dutch, English, German (Rare)
Meaning & History
Short form of Wilhelmine or names ending in elma, such as Anselma. It has also been recorded as a combination of Elizabeth and Mary, as in the case of the 19th-century daughter of the Earl of Elgin, who was named using her mother's first and middle names [1].
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesVilma(Croatian) Vilemína, Vilma(Czech) Vilma(Danish) Vilhelmiina, Helmi, Iina, Miina, Mimmi, Minna, Vilma(Finnish) Vilma(Hungarian) Anselma(Italian) Vilma(Latvian) Vilhelmina, Vilma(Lithuanian) Wilmot(Medieval English) Vilma(Norwegian) Vilma(Portuguese) Wilma(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Williamina(Scottish) Vilma(Slovak) Anselma, Guillermina, Vilma(Spanish) Wilma(Spanish (Latin American)) Helmi, Mimmi, Minna, Vilhelmina, Vilma, Wilma(Swedish)
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Sources & References
- Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 45.
