[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] is high up on our list for a girl, but we need some brand new suggestions of names for her twin sister. Despite the “imposing” spelling, [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] is essentially, to me, a soft, happy-sounding and romantic name, slightly whimsical. What do you think would pair nice with her, also considering nicknames could be [name_f]Mina[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f] or [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]?
Really like [name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Mina[/name_f] as a nickname option for [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Mina[/name_f] pulls slightly ahead of [name_f]Willa[/name_f] though.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] the pp’s suggestions of [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] — to me they have the same happy, carefree feel as [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], plus cute nickname options.
I really like the suggestion of [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]!
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
Willhelmina and [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] comes to mind. I agree with [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] and [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]. I also think of [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Millicent[/name_f].
If I were to choose one, definitely [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
I love the previous suggestions of [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]. [name_f]Willa[/name_f] is my favourite nickname for [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and the potential nicknames for these other names ([name_u]Georgie[/name_u], [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Dot[/name_f], [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] etc) would be so lovely paired with [name_f]Willa[/name_f].
A few others that come to mind are:
[name_f]Fiorella[/name_f] (can’t get this name out of my head lately!)
[name_f]Thomasina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Genie[/name_f]? So cute!)
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] is one of my favorite names! It would be best with a longer sibling name.
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Etta[/name_f])
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Millie[/name_f]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Millie[/name_f])
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Bea[/name_f]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_u]Tris[/name_u])
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Deanie[/name_f]; [name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Deanie[/name_f])
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Lotte[/name_f])
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Flo[/name_f])
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Gigi[/name_f])
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Jessa[/name_f]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_u]Jess[/name_u])
[name_f]Margaretha[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Greta[/name_f])
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_u]Penny[/name_u])
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Sera[/name_f])
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
My first thought was [name_f]Lisabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Lisbet[/name_f]. Some other ideas:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Julianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]/[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
It’s got to be [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]!
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Addie[/name_f])
Wihelmina and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_u]Mattie[/name_u])
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f])
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_u]Issy[/name_u])
Wilhelmia and [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Rainey[/name_f])
For me the only nickname for [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] is [name_m]Will[/name_m], so I suppose [name_f]Willa[/name_f] is my second favorite.
I usually don’t like twin names with a matching first letter, but I love the suggestion of [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]. [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_m]Will[/name_m] or [name_m]Will[/name_m] and [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]. So cute!!
I also adore the suggestion of [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f]. [name_m]Will[/name_m] and [name_m]Tommy[/name_m] (or [name_f]Tommi[/name_f]). That has to be my favorite combo!
I also thought [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], and [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] were all beautiful.
Out of the box suggestion:
Have you considered Annavieve? It was a name chosen in Nameberry’s last Invent a Name contest and I thought it was exceptionally lovely. Could make a unique choice.
I like [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], especially with the nn. [name_f]Mina[/name_f]. [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] are sweet nicknames too.
My list of possible twin names will include a lot of repeats, sorry!
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/Theodorica: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_m]Teddie[/name_m]/[name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_u]Theo[/name_u]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Thea[/name_f]/[name_f]Thora[/name_f]/[name_f]Theda[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_f]Dora[/name_f]/[name_u]Dory[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Josepha[/name_f]/[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_u]Joey[/name_u]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_u]Joss[/name_u]; [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]/[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_m]Harry[/name_m]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Etta[/name_f]; [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]/[name_f]Hetty[/name_f]
Wilhemina and [name_f]Thomasine[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_m]Tommy[/name_m]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]; [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_u]Bernie[/name_u]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Bette[/name_f]; [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_m]Pip[/name_m]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]; [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and Flipper
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Roberta[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]; [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Leonora[/name_f]/[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]/[name_u]Nelly[/name_u]; [name_f]Willa[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f]/[name_f]Rafaela[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and Raf/[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]; [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_m]Rafi[/name_m]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]: [name_u]Billie[/name_u] and [name_u]Gus[/name_u], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and Auggie
Other ideas
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]