Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina (alternatively spelled Wilhelmine) is a female given name, originating from the German language and meaning "willing to protect". Wilma, Willa, Willy, Mine, Minna and Mina are short forms of the name, and male versions include William and Wilhelm. It is also a popular name in Dutch culture, starting with queen Wilhelmina.
For further information, see Wilhelmina (given name), which includes a list of notable persons of this name.
Wilhelmina may also refer to:
- Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880–1962), Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948
- Princess Wilhelmine of Denmark (disambiguation), several Danish princesses
- Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick (1673–1742), empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Queen of the Germans
- Wilhelmine of Bayreuth (1709–1758), German princess (the older sister of Frederick the Great) and composer
- Wilhelmina of Prussia (1750–1820), German princess
- Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774-1837), German princess and later queen of the Netherlands
- Wilhelmine of Baden (1788–1836), German Grand Duchess of Hess and the Rhine
Places
- Wilhelma, zoo and botanical garden in Stuttgart, Germany
- Wilhelma, Palestine, a former German templer colony
- Wilhelmina Bay in Antarctica
- The Wilhelmina Mountains in Suriname
- The Queen Wilhelmina State Park in Mena, Arkansas
- Wilhelmina Rise is a residential street in the eastern part of Honolulu, Hawaii, infamous for being steep
- Vilhelmina, a locality and the seat of Vilhelmina Municipality, Sweden
- Vilhelmina Municipality, a municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden
Fictional places
- Wilhelmina, Georgia, a dairy village in Georgia depicted in the Bollywood film My Name is Khan
Other
- 1 guilder Wilhelmina, former currency in the Netherlands
- 392 Wilhelmina, a large main belt asteroid
- USS Wilhelmina (ID-2168), transport for the United States Navy during World War I
- Wilhelmina Models, modeling agency founded by supermodel Wilhelmina Cooper
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