Wilhelmina

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See also: Wilhelminą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelmina, equivalent to Wilhelm +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌwɪl.əˈmiːn.ə/, /ˌwɪl.(h)ɛlˈmiːn.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.
    • 1897, Bram Stoker, “Letter, Mina Harker to Lucy Westenra”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC, chapter IX, page 115:
      ‘Wilhelmina’—I knew then that he was in deadly earnest, for he has never called me by that name since he asked me to marry him—‘you know, dear, my ideas of the trust between husband and wife: there should be no secret, no concealment. […]’

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelmina.

Proper noun

Wilhelmina

  1. a female given name from the Germanic languages

Dutch

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Etymology

From Latin Wilhelmina, feminisation of Wilhelmus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɪl.ɦɛlˈmi.naː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

Proper noun

Wilhelmina

  1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Wilhelm

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelmina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vil.xɛlˈmi.na/
  • Audio:(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

Declension of Wilhelmina
singular plural
nominative Wilhelmina Wilhelminy
genitive Wilhelminy Wilhelmin
dative Wilhelminie Wilhelminom
accusative Wilhelminę Wilhelminy
instrumental Wilhelminą Wilhelminami
locative Wilhelminie Wilhelminach
vocative Wilhelmino Wilhelminy

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Wilhelmina c (genitive Wilhelminas)

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