I am getting more confident in using this name as a first name. It’s in my family tree and either Masculine [name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m] or feminineWilhelmina is on my grandfathers side over 10 times. I was able to speak with my grandfather and he said in his family [name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m] the masculine was nicknamed Billy/Billie and [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] the feminine was nicknamed Lilly/Lillie which I’ve always love the name/nn.
What other nicknames could [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] have?
I’ve thought of Willow/Wilo and [name_f]Mia[/name_f], are they too stretchy?
I do kind of like out of the box nicknames playing on letters and syllables.
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] is gorgeous! With that family history, I’d certainly use her as a name, too.
[name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_m]Bill[/name_m], [name_u]Willow[/name_u] (I definitely don’t think this or [name_f]Mia[/name_f] are too stretchy), and [name_f]Willa[/name_f] are my favorite nickname ideas. So so charming. Other ideas are…
[name_u]Willie[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Whimsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mim[/name_f]
[name_f]Mimi[/name_f]
[name_m]Lemmy[/name_m]
[name_u]Elm[/name_u]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]:
[name_u]Will[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Elma[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_u]Mina[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
I wouldn’t have thought of Lilly/ie but I love that!
Thank you all for the nickname suggestions!
Love Elma, Wilma, Whimsy, Elm, Millie, Mila, Helmi, Winnie, Whim.
Apparently, it became tradition after one of my great great great aunts said “No Billie/Billy is too masculine” and Lillie became a nickname. My great-grandmother’s name was just Lillie as her parents found Wilhelmina/Wilhelm was way too common in the family. Kind of interesting to see how names are repeated so often back in the mid 1800s-early 1900s because we weren’t as connected or had access other cultures
[name_u]Love[/name_u] this name and the family history!
I like the idea of [name_f]Lily[/name_f] as a nickname! Also [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_u]Mina[/name_u], [name_f]Helma[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], Minnie…lots of fun potential!
