Given name
Williamina
“will”·“desire”·“helmet”
In English use, Williamina is a feminine form of William. William’s elements mean “will” or “desire” and “helmet” or “protection.” “Determined protector” is a natural interpretation of that combination. Williamina is a variant of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Williamina is a feminine form of William. William’s elements mean “will” or “desire” and “helmet” or “protection.” “Determined protector” is a natural interpretation of that combination. Williamina is a variant of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Williamina is a feminine form of William. William is an English form of a Germanic name brought to England by the Normans.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Williamina is a feminine form of William. In English usage, Williamina is a feminine form of Scotland. In English use, Williamina is a feminine form of William. The shared background comes through William: William joins the Germanic elements wil and helm. The second element began with the concrete image of a helmet and also carried the broader idea of protection.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Williamina is a feminine form of William. The history of William gives this family its wider story. William spread widely in England after the Norman Conquest, among people beyond the Norman ruling class. William remained prominent through the Middle Ages and became a royal name in England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
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Williamina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1914. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Williamina’s family of names
In English usage, Williamina is a feminine form of William. Williamina has a related form in Wilhelmina. In English usage, Williamina is a feminine form of Scotland.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Williamina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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