First names in Hebrew

First name Wilma: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

וילמה

Gematria value: 91

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Wilma is written וילמה

Meaning and origin

What does Wilma mean?

Meaning: short form of Wilhelmina, "will" and "protection"
Origin: Germanic

Wilma is a short form of Wilhelmina, the feminine of William, from the Germanic wil, “will”, and helm, “helmet, protection”. It was popular in America in the 1920s to 1940s, and Wilma Rudolph, the Olympic champion of 1960, made it a name of courage.

Gematria

Wilma = 91

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. וילמה has 5 letters:

• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• מthe letter Mem40
• הthe letter He5
• Total91

The verse of the name

From the letter Vav to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Wilma, from ו to ה:

וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מֵאִתּוֹ לִרְאוֹת הֲקַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה׃

“Then he sent out the dove from him, to see whether the waters had abated from the face of the ground.”

Genesis 8:8

The book of your first name

Wilma, in nine pages

• Wilma, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Wilma
• Wilma, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Wilma in three answers

How do you write Wilma in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Wilma is written וילמה.

What is the gematria value of Wilma?
Written וילמה, Wilma is worth 91: the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter He (5).

What does Wilma mean?
Short form of Wilhelmina, "will" and "protection (origin: Germanic). Wilma is a short form of Wilhelmina, the feminine of William, from the Germanic wil, “will”, and helm, “helmet, protection”. It was popular in America in the 1920s to 1940s, and Wilma Rudolph, the Olympic champion of 1960, made it a name of courage.