Meaning of the nameGuilhermina

Female
Germanic origin
Gui-lher-mi-na

Guilhermina is a feminine name formed from Guilherme with the suffix -ina, equivalent to the English Wilhelmina, and linked to Germanic Willahelm.

Meaning

“feminine form of Guilherme ('will' and 'helmet, protection')”

Source: Wiktionary: Guilhermina · Wiktionary: Guilherme · Behind the Name: William

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People (2022): 6,594
Rank in Brazil: #2,258
Median age: 67 years
2010 Census: 9,607; people

Guilhermina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Guilhermina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,484 people).

6,562 women 32 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Guilhermina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Guilhermina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,380	0.003%
Minas Gerais	858	0.004%
Bahia	564	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	557	0.004%
Paraná	446	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	420	0.004%
Santa Catarina	302	0.004%
Maranhão	225	0.003%
Goiás	223	0.003%
Pará	200	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	184	0.007%
Espírito Santo	165	0.004%
Mato Grosso	154	0.004%
Ceará	145	0.002%
Pernambuco	124	0.001%
Distrito Federal	100	0.004%
Piauí	91	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	83	0.003%
Tocantins	71	0.005%
Amazonas	69	0.002%
Rondônia	65	0.004%
Paraíba	49	0.001%
Sergipe	39	0.002%
Alagoas	30	0.001%
Acre	24	0.003%
Amapá	15	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Guilhermina

Wiktionary gives Guilhermina as Guilherme plus the suffix -ina, equivalent to the English Wilhelmina. Guilherme comes from Old French Willame and Frankish Willahelm; Behind the Name, in its William entry, analyzes the Germanic name through the elements willo, 'will, desire', and helm, 'helmet, protection'. It is an almost always female name of older generations, most frequent among people born before 1970, with a new rise among those born in the 2010s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,594 people named Guilhermina, with a median age of 67.

Sources

Wiktionary: Guilhermina · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Guilherme · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: William · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Guilherme · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Guilhermina

What does the name Guilhermina mean?

Guilhermina means “feminine form of Guilherme ('will' and 'helmet, protection')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Guilhermina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,594 people with the first name Guilhermina, which ranks it number 2,258 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Guilhermina a boy's or a girl's name?

Guilhermina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,562 women and 32 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Guilhermina?

Guilhermina is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Guilhermina most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Guilhermina (184 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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