spelling advice?

[name_f]Every[/name_f] time I consider [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] the heavy “[name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m]” glares out at me, dark and masculine, and I read it as [name_m]Vilhelm[/name_m]. On the contrary [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] sounds quite light and pretty, I think so anyway. I would definitely use [name_f]Willa[/name_f] as a nickname. That being said i’m not the biggest fan of original spellings but would [name_f]Willamina[/name_f] pass?
That description made it sound like I hate the original [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]. I like it a lot actually i just think it’s too much for my name style.

[name_f]Willamina[/name_f] wdyt?

I actually prefer [name_f]Willemina[/name_f]. [name_f]Willamina[/name_f] sort of looks like you spelled it that way so that the nickname [name_f]Willa[/name_f] was more reachable. I also think it looks like two names smushed together, [name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Mina[/name_f].

I do usually prefer traditional spellings however I agree with you on [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], it’s very heavy for such a pretty name ending in a mina sound. I think adaptations on spelling are acceptable here, especially if she is going to be [name_f]Willa[/name_f]

Thank you! I prefer [name_f]Willemina[/name_f]. It feels closer to the original and I agree about [name_f]Willamina[/name_f] looking like two names together

I think this is one of the few instances where I prefer an alternative to the original spelling. [name_f]Willamina[/name_f] is lovely.

You seem to like alternative spellings for names. I think [name_f]Willamina[/name_f] is fine - not great, but fine. I guess why I don’t love it, is that I would pronounce it slightly differently to [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]. This might not be a problem in your dialect/accent but any spelling that alters how I say a name bothers me because it make me feel like you don’t trust me to know how to say it correctly.

I think it’s just fine- I agree with pps that [name_f]Willemina[/name_f] is a bit better. I would also pronounce it a bit differently, as I do kind of say the h in [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f].

I think it is the second “L” that makes the original spelling harsh… could you not just drop it and keep the “h” - Wilhemina

I agree with this.

If you don’t love the [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] spelling, I’d go for [name_f]Willemina[/name_f] too. [name_m]Willem[/name_m] by itself is a Dutch variant of [name_m]William[/name_m], which (at least in theory) should add some legitimacy to [name_f]Willemina[/name_f].

Although I really like the suggestion of dropping the second L on [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] to be Wilhemina, I can’t get over that it would be thought a typo or an ignorant misspelling. [name_f]Willemina[/name_f] on the other hand seems to be a legitimate spelling as @Oregano7 pointed out [name_m]Willem[/name_m] is a dutch variant of [name_m]William[/name_m], so naturally [name_f]Willemina[/name_f].

[QUOTE=lexiem;2513913]You seem to like alternative spellings for names…/QUOTE]

? I’m confused by this comment given the nature of this post. As I said I’m not a big fan of alternative spellings. It’s a bit strange to tell someone that they are wrong about their personal opinions (especially being an anonymous stranger). I’m not trying to be rude, I just don’t get how this comment is helpful?

Addressing your other statement: That variation’s on name spellings make you feel like the other person dosn’t trust you to pronounce the name correctly… Rest assured, the majority of people change spellings either to be unique, visually the name looks better spelled another way, or the spelling clashes with a mn, or surname. As I doubt we will ever run into each other in real life, your trust issues with people who alter name spellings doesn’t really apply to this post.