Gender Feminine
Usage Dutch, English, German (Rare)
Meaning & History
Short form of Wilhelmine or names ending in elma, such as Anselma. It has also been recorded as a combination of Elizabeth and Mary, as in the case of the 19th-century daughter of the Earl of Elgin, who was named using her mother's first and middle names [1] .
Related Names
VariantsHelma, Mien, Mina, Wil, Willeke, Willy, Wilma (Dutch) Helmine, Helma, Minna, Vilma, Wilma (German)
Other Languages & CulturesVilma (Croatian) Vilemína, Vilma (Czech) Vilma (Danish) Vilhelmiina, Helmi, Iina, Miina, Mimmi, Minna, Vilma (Finnish) Guillaumette, Guillemette (French) Vilma (Hungarian) Anselma (Italian) Vilma (Latvian) Vilhelmina, Vilma (Lithuanian) Wilmot (Medieval English) Vilma (Norwegian) Vilma (Portuguese) Wilma (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Williamina (Scottish) Vilma (Slovak) Anselma, Guillermina, Vilma (Spanish) Wilma (Spanish (Latin American)) Helmi, Mimmi, Minna, Vilhelmina, Vilma, Wilma (Swedish)
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Sources & References
- Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 45.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026