Wilhelmina

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Wilhelmina (alternately spelled Wilhelmine) is a female given name, originating from the German language and meaning "protector". Wilma and Mina are short forms of the name, and male versions include William and Wilhelm.

Contents 1 People 1.1 Artists and art patrons 1.2 Royalty 1.3 Fictional characters 2 Places 3 Other

[edit] People

• Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909-1976), American gold medalist in the Olympics
• Wilhelmina Cooper (1939-1980), high-fashion model and owner/founder of Wilhelmina Models
• Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski (1910-2007), American classical archaeologist
• Wilhelmina Skogh (1849-1926), hotel and restaurant owner from Sweden

[edit] Artists and art patrons

• Wilhelmina Baldwin (born 1965), English artist
• Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004), British abstract artist
• Wilhelmina Holladay (born 1922), American art collector and patron
• Wilhelmina Krafft (1778-1828), Swedish painter and miniaturist

[edit] Royalty

• Princess Wilhelmina of Denmark, several Danish princesses
• Empress Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick (1673-1742) of the Holy Roman Empire
• Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth (1709–1758) from Prussia
• Princess Consort Wilhelmina of Orange (1750-1820) from the Dutch Republic
• Empress Consort Natalia Alexeievna of Russia (1755-1776), born Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
• Queen Consort Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774–1837) from the Netherlands
• Queen Consort Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden (1781–1826) from Sweden
• Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788-1836), Grand Duchess of Hess and the Rhine
• Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth (1833–1897) from Britain
• Queen Consort Sofia Wilhelmina Mariana Henrietta of Nassau (1836–1913) from Sweden
• Queen Regnant Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie of Orange-Nassau (1880–1962) from the Netherlands
• Queen Regnant Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau (born 1938) from the Netherlands
• Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines (born 2007) from the Netherlands

[edit] Fictional characters

• Wilhelmina Carmel from the Shakugan no Shana light novels
• Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank from the Harry Potter book series
• Mina Harker (née Wilhelmina Murray) from Dracula
• Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• Wilhelmina Slater from Ugly Betty

[edit] Places

• Wilhelma, zoo and botanical garden in Stuttgart, Germany
• Wilhelma, Palestine, a former German templer colony
• Wilhelmina Bay in Antarctica
• The Wilhelmina Mountains in Suriname
• The Queen Wilhelmina State Park in Mena, Arkansas

[edit] Other

• 1 guilder Wilhelmina, former currency in the Netherlands
• 392 Wilhelmina, a large main belt asteroid
• USS Wilhelmina (ID-2168), transport for the United States Navy during World War I
• Wilhelmina Models, modeling agency founded by supermodel Wilhelmina

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