Entry № 11530 · Germanic origin

Wilhelmina Wilhelmina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ wil-hel-MEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Germanic
Meaning
"Resolute protector"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Medieval (Germanic)

A name that means "resolute protector".

Wilhelmina is the German feminine of Wilhelm (William) — from wil (will, desire) and helm (helmet, protection) — meaning "resolute protector."

Today Wilhelmina is returning as part of the broader vintage revival.

Resolute protector. The Dutch queen of 58 years.

The name in its native script.

Wilhelmina
Transliteration
Wilhelmina
Pronunciation
/ ˌwɪl.həlˈmiː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Wilhelmina stands.

Wilhelmina does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Wilhelminas before her.

Real people
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Dutch monarch 1890–1948.
1880 – 1962
In fiction
Wilhelmina Slater
Character in Ugly Betty.
ABC, 2006–2010

Names connected to Wilhelmina.

The number behind Wilhelmina.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Wilhelmina reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.