| [ 2 syll. wi-(l)ma, wil-ma ] The girl name Wilma is pronounced WIHLMah KEY. Wilma's language of origin is Germanic, and it is used mainly in the English, German, and Italian languages. Wilma is a short form of the Dutch and German Wilhelmina. See also the related forms, the English and Italian Velma, the Irish Uilleag, and the English and Russian Vilma. Wilma is rare as a baby name for girls. At the peak of its usage in 1930, 0.349% of baby girls were given the name Wilma. It ranked at #68 then. The baby name has since markedly fallen in popularity, and is used only on a very modest scale today. Out of all girl names in its group, Wilma was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Wilma include the German Wilhelma, the German Wilhelmine, the Dutch and German Wilhelmina, and the Latinized Williamina. KEY: Pronunciation for Wilma: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"
A famous person named Wilma is Runner Wilma Rudolph, born 23 June 1940 - 12 November 1994, Clarksville, Tennessee. |