Details for the forename Wilma

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Wilma (female)


Variants:	Vilma (F)
Pet Name for:	Williamina (F)
Derivative(s):	Wilmetta (F) Wilmette (F)
Derivative of:	Wilhelmina (F)
Masculine form:	William (M) Wilmer (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Personal communication [LPC]
Notes:	English. Originally a German pet name for Wilhelmina, Wilma is now used independently as a given name as a feminine form of William from Old German "helmet of resolution" or "helmet of desire". A correspondent [LPC] notes that Wilma can also be a pet name for the Scottish name Williamina.