Wilma
Diminutive of Wilhelmina
"resolute protection"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Wilma Origin and Meaning
Variation of Billie
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Wilma Rank in US Top 1000
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Famous People Named Wilma
- Wilma Glodean RudolphAmerican Olympic sprinter
- (Wilma) Jeanne CooperAmerican actress
- Wilma Pearl MankillerNative American Cherokee chief
- Wilma L. VaughtAmerican Air Force brigadier general
- Wilhelmine Maria Franziska "Wilma" NerudaLady Hallé, Czech violinist
The name Wilma in Pop Culture
- Wilma Flintstonecharacter on "The Flintstones"
- Wilma Tenderfootcharacter in a book series by Emma Kennedy
- Wilma/Wilhelmina "Will" the Guardian of Quintessence in "W.I.T.C.H," a comic book and animated series
- Wilmacharacter from movie "Dude, Where's My Car?"
- Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomischaracter in play/film "Splendor in the Grass"
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