Wilma
Wilma , also Vilma , is a female given name .
Origin and meaning of the name
- Old Low German and Old High German , female form of Wilhelm ( willio / willo = the will; helm = the helmet, the protection)
name day
- 6 April , 28 May and 19 September
Well-known namesake
Wilma
- Wilma Ruth Albrecht (* 1947), German author
- Wilma Bayer (1909–1977), German politician (SPD)
- Wilma Conradi (1905–1992), local politician (SPD) and contemporary witness of the labor movement
- Wilma Dobie (1918–2005), American journalist and jazz writer
- Wilma Elles (* 1986), German-Turkish actress
- Wilma Goich (* 1945), Italian pop singer and television presenter
- Wilma Iggers (* 1921), German-Czech / US-American German studies specialist and cultural historian
- Wilma Klevinghaus (* 1924), German author of stories, poems and other texts, often with religious content
- Wilma Landkroon (* 1957), Dutch singer
- Wilma Lipp (1925–2019), Austrian soprano
- Wilma Mankiller (1945–2010), writer and feminist from the Cherokee people
- Wilma Montesi (1932–1953), Italian model
- Wilma Podewin (1933–1990), German engineer, university professor and politician in the GDR
- Wilma Pradetto (* 1951), Austrian documentary filmmaker
- Wilma Reid (* around 1935), Scottish badminton player
- Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994), American athlete
- Wilma Simon (* 1945), German politician
- Wilma Stockenström (* 1933), South African writer, translator and actress
- Wilma von Vukelich (1880–1956), Croatian writer
fictitious
- Wilma Feuerstein , wife of Fred Feuerstein, series character
Vilma
- Vilma Bánky (1901–1991), Hungarian actress
- Vilma Bardauskienė (* 1953), former Lithuanian long jumper
- Vilma Bekendorf (1910–2005), German dancer, actress and author
- Vilma Degischer (1911–1992), Austrian actress
- Vilma Eckl (1892–1982), Austrian painter
- Vilma Espín (1930-2007), Cuban revolutionary
- Vilma Kürer (1914–2008), Austrian actress and cabaret artist
- Vilma Lehrmann-Amschler (1910–1989), German sculptor
- Vilma Martinkaitienė (* 1966), Lithuanian politician
- Vilma Mönckeberg-Kollmar (1892–1985), German literary scholar, language teacher and reciter
- Vilma Neuwirth (1928–2016), Austrian hairdresser, photographer and author, survivor of the Nazi regime
- Vilma Sturm (1912–1995), German writer and journalist
- Vilma Šilalienė (* 1969), Lithuanian administrative lawyer and social politician, Deputy Minister
- Vilma von Webenau (1875–1953), Austrian-German composer
Further designations
- The strongest hurricane recorded so far
- A cartoon character, wife of Fred Flintstone (animated series The Flintstones )
- A reconstructed Neanderthal woman named after the cartoon character http://sciencev1.orf.at/static2.orf.at/science/storyimg/storypart_271613.jpg
- Wilma Glacier , Kempland Glacier, Antarctica
variants
- male: Wilhelm