Minna

Short form of WILHELMINA.

WILHELMINA   female   Dutch, German, Polish, English
Dutch, German and Polish feminine form of WILHELM. This name was borne by a queen of the Netherlands (1880-1962).
WILHELM   male   German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of WILLIAM. This was the name of two German Emperors. It was also the middle name of several philosophers from Germany: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), who was also a notable mathematician.
WILLIAM   male   English
From the Germanic name Willahelm, which was composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet, protection". Saint William of Gellone was an 8th-century cousin of Charlemagne who became a monk. The name was common among the Normans, and it became extremely popular in England after William the Conqueror was recognized as the first Norman king of England in the 11th century. It was later borne by three other English kings, as well as rulers of Scotland, Sicily (of Norman origin), the Netherlands and Prussia.

Other famous bearers include William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish hero, and William Tell, a legendary 14th-century Swiss hero. In the literary world it was borne by dramatist William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet William Blake (1757-1827), poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850), dramatist William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), author William Faulkner (1897-1962), and author William S. Burroughs (1914-1997).
FULL FORMS
FINNISH: Vilhelmiina
GERMAN: Wilhelmina, Wilhelmine
SWEDISH: Vilhelmina
EQUIVALENTS
CROATIAN: Vilma
CZECH: Vilma
DUTCH: Elma, Helma, Mien, Mina, Wil, Wilhelmina, Willemijn, Willemina, Willy, Wilma
ENGLISH: Mina, Minnie, Velma, Wilhelmina, Willa, Wilma
FINNISH: Helmi, Iina, Miina, Mimmi, Minna, Vilma
GERMAN: Elma, Helma, Helmine, Minna, Vilma, Wilma
HUNGARIAN: Vilma
LIMBURGISH: Mien, Mina
LITHUANIAN: Vilhelmina
POLISH: Wilhelmina
SLOVAK: Vilma
SPANISH: Vilma
SWEDISH: Helmi, Mimmi, Minna, Vilma
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Wilhelm, Willahelm
BRETON: Gwilherm
CATALAN: Guillem
CROATIAN: Vilim, Vilko
CZECH: Vilém
DANISH: Vilhelm
DUTCH: Jelle, Pim, Wil, Wilhelmus, Willem, Willy, Wim
ENGLISH: Bill, Billie, Billy, Liam, Wil, Will, William, Willie, Willy
ESPERANTO: Vilĉjo, Vilhelmo
ESTONIAN: Villem
FINNISH: Jami, Vilhelm, Vilhelmi, Vilho, Vili, Viljami, Viljo, Ville
FRENCH: Guillaume
GERMAN: Wilhelm, Willi, Willy, Wim
HUNGARIAN: Vilhelm, Vili, Vilmos
ICELANDIC: Vilhjálmur
IRISH: Liam, Uilleag, Uilliam, Ulick
ITALIAN: Guglielmo
LATVIAN: Vilhelms, Vilis
LIMBURGISH: Wöllem, Wullem, Wum
LITHUANIAN: Vilhelmas
MANX: Illiam
MAORI: Wiremu
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Wilkin, Wilky, Wilmot
NORWEGIAN: Vilhelm
POLISH: Wilhelm
PORTUGUESE: Guilherme
SCOTTISH: Uilleam
SLOVAK: Viliam
SLOVENE: Vili, Viljem, Vilko
SPANISH: Guillermo
SWEDISH: Vilhelm, Ville
WELSH: Gwil, Gwilim, Gwillym, Gwilym
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Liam, Wilkie, Willis, Wilson