A Celebrity Mom Talks About Her Surprising Name Choice

Thanks for sharing your story! I love the name and it sounds beautiful with Penelope. Willa is a perfect nickname. That picture of your two daughters is adorable. Very sweet.

Thanks for sharing. Wilhelmina is a lovely choice and matches beautifully with your other children’s names. Congratulations!

interesting how it is actress Jane Seymour’s birth middle names: Joyce “Penelope” “Wilhelmina” Frankenberg.
Love the names though… just wondering if they picked up on that

Wilhelmina is a pretty name! I never heard of it, until now. I really like it!

What a gorgeous, gorgeous photo of your two girls, Natalie! Love all you Hansons! Take care

Wilhelmina is one of my favorites! Willa as a given or nickname is also one of my favorites. I love that you used it.

The only downside (for me) is that I find Wilhelmina hard to spell, but spelling is not one of my strong points. For years I had to remind myself that Phoebe is NOT Pheobe.

And here I was hoping that the babys nickname would be Mina. [I have a relative with the same name, and her nickname is Mina ]

While both Penelope and Wilhelmina are NMS, they make a wonderful, timeless sibset. Both will age beautifully, though I prefer the nickname Mina instead of Willa.

I initially found Nameberry after reading an article elsewhere online years ago about how you came to name Viggo. Your kid’s names are so adventurous and fun, while still having a hint of seriousness to them, such a great combination. Thank you for sharing, and for introducing me to this wonderful site!

I adore the name Wilhelmina, and though Willa isn’t my favorite nickname option for it, it’s a nice choice too.

(And I LOVE the name Viggo)

Ah I love Wilhelmina! I know I wouldn’t get to use it as my partner wouldn’t be a fan, but I do love it. Willa is a very pretty nick name for it too, love it! All of your children have such wonderful names – I love it!!

Wilhelmina is such a wonderful addition to your other kids names. What a perfect match for Penelope!! Congrats to your and your beautiful family!!!

Those girls are so beautiful. And I love Willa – it’s the perfect nickname for Wilhelmina. The character wasn’t exactly from Oklahoma, but I also think of Willie Scott, the uber-glam heroine played by Kate Capshaw in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. (Her stage name was supposedly short for Wilhelmina, according to imdb! So it gives the name a bit of an action-hero twist, ha.)

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I have always loved Willa and I adore Wilhelmina! I actually heard it at the park last summer, and I was absolutely tickled to hear it!

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Congratulations on Wilhelmina! She is perfect in the sibset (and the photo is just gorgeous); thanks for sharing. She has a lovely naming story, as do the other children.

Willa is such a lovely nickname for Wilhelmina. I love hearing names that aren’t as common. We had a lot of negative remarks from family and friends when we named our first daughter Isla, but it fits her so perfectly.

Wilhelmina has been on my list if I ever have another daughter! I love the name so much. I would also go with Willa for the nickname. It’s just so beautiful, and does have meaning for me as I have ancestors with the name. Funny that you bring up Isabella in association with Wilhelmina. My oldest daughter is Isabela. I wanted to go with one “l” to make it a little different since it’s such a popular name.

Thank you for sharing your story with us Natalie. I’m a huge fan of your children’s names and Wilhelmina is no exception. Oh and I love the nickname Willa.

I love Wilhelmina, great choice!

I love your name choices! They’re so original and fun!! Although, I prefer Mina as a nn. Willa is still one of my favorite nn ever!!!! You go girl!!!!