I prefer this name pronounced as "vil-hehl-MEE-na" or "wil-hehl-MEEN-a" as Wilhelm is pronounced as "vil-hehlm" or "wil-hehlm", not "Will-luhm". I feel like "wil-a-MEEN-a" is a bit misleading, and should be spelt as Willamina, but then again "vil-helh-MEE-na" is also a bit misleading, better spell it as Wilhelmine (but Wilhelmine can also be pronounced wrong. You can spell it as Vilhelmina instead). I feel like pronouncing Wilhelmina as Willamina is a bit like pronouncing Antoinette as Annette. I think Wilhelmina is a good name. :)
― Anonymous User 10/23/2020
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Here in England I've only heard this name pronounced Will-uh-MEE-nuh. [noted -ed]
As an Anglophone, I have never heard this pronounced wil-hehl-MEEN-uh. I've never heard the H pronounced in English - it has always been wil-uh-MEE-nuh (i.e.: Wilhelmina and Willamina would be pronounced the same in English).
It was my grandmother's middle name. She was from a very German family, but was born and lived in Nebraska and Minnesota, US. She pronounced it Wil-lah-MEE-nah. I'm planning on using it (hopefully) for my future daughter, but we will call her Billie.
This name isn't often used in Spanish-speaking countries, but it's pronounced Wih-lehl-mih-nah. (The 'h' is not pronounced in Spanish.) I like this name, but a nickname is Willa, Wila in Spanish, which is slang for "prostitute". :(
Pronounced Wele-mee-na, Queen of the Netherlands. Though she sought refuge in England in WW2, she still was consistant in encouraging the Dutch resistance.