Wilhelmina is another name brought up by my husband. I’m so happy he’s “into” choosing a birth name now! It seems he’s good at it.
He suggested using the female form of [name_m]William[/name_m] for our daughter, which could be a way for us to shorten it to [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] (the reason I was interested in [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] before). I’m not sure if nicknames are my thing, but he seems to like the idea of using them, at least as a private family thing.
I know a [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] in her 20s who goes by [name_f]Mina[/name_f] and it’s such a lovely name. [name_f]Minnie[/name_f] is a great nickname too!
I’m proud of him, first for making the effort and second for actually being good at this naming thing!
Now there are two girl names, [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], that seem to work and make us happy, and it is thanks to him, plus our full embrace of [name_u]Chauncey[/name_u] for our son.