The first name Wilhelmine

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About the first name Wilhelmine

Meaning

The name Wilhelmine is the feminine form of Wilhelm or Guillaume and combines “will” with “protection”.

Historical origin

The name Wilhelmine comes from Germanic Willahelm through German feminine forms.

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Wilhelmine belongs to the Germanic heritage that deeply shaped the French name repertoire from the Middle Ages onward.

Pronunciation:wil-hel-minwil.əl.mɛ̃

Frequency of the first name Wilhelmine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Wilhelmine by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name WilhelmineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Wilhelmine in baptisms by year.1075201820183618521868188419001820–1824 2 baptisms1825–1829 2 baptisms1850–1854 4 baptisms1855–1859 4 baptisms1860–1864 8 baptisms1865–1869 10 baptisms1870–1874 10 baptisms1875–1879 4 baptisms1880–1884 4 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1890–1894 8 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms

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