Wilma

Wilma

Wilma may refer to:

* Wilma is a female first name originating as a short form of the German name Wilhelmina. The name means 'Protector'. The male version of the name is Will, short for William.

* Hurricane Wilma was a hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season that formed in October 2005 and made landfall in multiple countries.

* Typhoon Wilma was a tropical cyclone during the 1953 Pacific typhoon season.

Places named Wilma

*Wilma Township, Minnesota.
* Wilma, Florida

Famous People named Wilma

Politicians

*Wilma Chan (California State Assembly Majority Leader 2001-2002)
*Wilma Pearl Mankiller (first female Cherokee Chief)
*Wilma M. Sherrill (North Carolina General Assembly)
*Wilma Webb (Colorado State Legislature)

Characters

*Wilma Flintstone (character in the animated sitcom, The Flintstones)
*Wilma (character from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
*Wilma (character in the Where's Waldo? franchise)

Artists and entertainers

*Wilma Burgess (American country singer)
*Wilma Dykeman (American writer)
*Wilma Landkroon (Dutch singer)
*Wilma Lee Cooper (American bluegrass singer)
*Wilma Neruda (Moravian violinist)

Athletes

*Wilma Rudolph (American athlete)
*Wilma van Hofwegen (Dutch swimmer)

Other

*Wilma Fath (Nazi concentration camp guard)
*Wilma Montesi (Italian fashion model and murder victim)


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