Comments for the name Wilma

I believe it to be a unique name.

A famous bearer of this name was athlete Wilma Rudolph.

Wilma is the name of Barney's wife in the famous TV cartoon series 'The Flintstones'.

Correction: Wilma is Fred's wife in The Flinstones; Barney's wife is Betty.

In the show "Will and Grace", Karen often calls Will "Wilma" because he's gay.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Wilma here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

Wilma Mankiller was the first female chief of the Cherokee.

It´s also the Czech and Slovak form.
Name Day: 7th January (Czech).

Wilma was a regular in the American top 1,000 from the 1880s to the 1960s with its peak in 1920 (68th position), but nowadays conjures up old ladies (not to mention one of the Flintstones characters). It is not the case in Sweden, however, as there it is one of the top 10 girls' names and the pronunciation of the initial letter there is in this case like a 'v'.

I still love this name despite its association with the Flintstones and old ladies. My great-grandmother actually had her name legally changed from Sarah to Wilma in the 20's because she believed Sarah was extremely old-fashioned. Odd how times change.

It's so funny how in English-speaking countries, this name sounds like the name of great-grandmothers or ugly, old, obese women, but in Finland, this name sounds youthful and is very common on elementary school girls! I imagine the name is pretty dated in German usage as well, but at least here in Finland, the name will much more likely make people think of a cute little girl than a grown woman, let alone an old, ugly one.

I always think of Wilma from the Flintstones. When I hear this name, I can just hear Fred Flintstone yelling "WILMA"!

I go to boarding school with a Wilma and as such will never be able to see it as an "old lady's name". Nicknames include Wilms for everyday and Wilhemina for fun.

To me, this is a bit of an ugly name. I think Billie would be a good nickname, though.

I think it's an OK name. I think it's better than Wilhelmina, but I'm sorry I prefer Velma. But this is still a good name too. :)

I prefer Willa. So much softer.

I prefer Willa too, but I like this name a lot more than I used to.