Wilhelmina
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See also: Wilhelminą
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wilhelmina, equivalent to Wilhelm + -ina.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wilhelmina
- 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. […]’
- 1776 Adam Fitz-Adam: The World of Adam Fitz-Adam. Edinburgh, Apollo Press 1776: Numb. 187. Thursday, July 29, 1756:
Translations
female form of William
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Anagrams
Etymology
From English Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelmina.
Proper noun
Wilhelmina
- a female given name from the Germanic languages
Etymology
From Latin Wilhelmina, feminisation of Wilhelmus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wilhelmina f
- a female given name: feminine form of Willem
Derived terms
- Wilhelminaberg
- Wilhelminagebergte
- Wilhelminakanaal
- Wilhelminaoord
Related terms
Etymology
Originating in the 17th century as a feminine form of Wilhelm.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Wilhelmina
- a female given name, masculine equivalent Wilhelm
Related terms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wilhelmina.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wilhelmina f (male equivalent Wilhelm)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Wilhelmina
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Wilhelmina | Wilhelminy |
| genitive | Wilhelminy | Wilhelmin |
| dative | Wilhelminie | Wilhelminom |
| accusative | Wilhelminę | Wilhelminy |
| instrumental | Wilhelminą | Wilhelminami |
| locative | Wilhelminie | Wilhelminach |
| vocative | Wilhelmino | Wilhelminy |
Declension of Wilhelmina
Further reading
- Wilhelmina in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Wilhelmina c (genitive Wilhelminas)
- a female given name, a German type spelling of Vilhelmina
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