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Mine (female)

Variants:Helmine (F) Minne (F)
Diminutive for:Wilhelmine (F)
Pet Name for:Vilhelmina (F) Vilhelmine (F) Wilhelmina (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

1. German and Danish pet name for Wilhelmina/Wilhelmine (German) or Vilhelmina (Danish), feminine forms of William from Old German "helmet of resolution" or "helmet of desire".

2. Jewish variant of Minne, originally a German nickname meaning "love"
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