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Meaning & History
This particular spelling of the given name WILHELMINA originated in older times, when people had varying degrees of literacy and when the Dutch and German languages were not yet standardized to the degree that they are today. Because of this, it could be considered a misspelling or a corruption of the name. However, the spelling could also simply have been influenced by the related name GULIELMUS, which was sometimes written as Ghulielmus in older times, just like many other words and names starting with g- or G-.However it came about, one thing is for certain: this particular spelling of the name has always been very rare and little known. The dominant and most widespread form and spelling has always been Wilhelmina.