Meaning of the nameUilma
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Uil-ma
Uilma is a spelling of the name Wilma, which means “short form of Wilhelmina, feminine of Wilhelm, "will" + "helmet, protection"”.
Meaning
“short form of Wilhelmina, feminine of Wilhelm, "will" + "helmet, protection"”
Meaning of the name Wilma, of which Uilma is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Wilhelmina · Behind the Name: William
- People (2022)
- 1,932
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,229
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,189
- people
Uilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Uilma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (723 people).
1,915 women 0 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 Uilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Uilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 859 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 208 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 175 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 126 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 86 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 86 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 60 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 47 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Uilma
Spelling with Uil-, which the Morfemário explains by the variable pronunciation of Wil- in Brazil; the dictionary also records Huilma.
About the name Wilma
Behind the Name describes Wilma as a short form of Wilhelmina, which is the Dutch and German feminine of Wilhelm, and Wiktionary calls it a contraction of Wilhelmina. Wilhelm, according to Behind the Name, joins the Germanic elements willo, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet, protection"; the meaning of Wilma is that of this base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 24,097 people named Wilma, with a median age of 58. The name had the most records among those born in the 1950s and 1960s; proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco, and it is almost always female. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Wylma as a spelling variant, and the Morfemário explains that the variable pronunciation of Wil- leads to spellings with Uil-, such as Uilma.
Other spellings of Wilma
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Wilma | 24,097 |
| Uilma | 1,932 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Wilma · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Wilma · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Wil-, Wili-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Wilhelmina · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: William · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wilma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Uilma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Uilma
What does the name Uilma mean?
Uilma means “short form of Wilhelmina, feminine of Wilhelm, "will" + "helmet, protection"”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Wilma, of which Uilma is a spelling.
How many people are named Uilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,932 people with the first name Uilma, which ranks it number 5,229 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Uilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Uilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,915 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Uilma?
Uilma is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Uilma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Uilma (859 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Uilma?
Wilma. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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