Willemijn is a Dutch feminine

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. The name originated as a feminine form of the masculine

Willem Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Gui ...

, which is the Dutch version of the Germanic name

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. Wilhelm can be literally translated as ''wil'' meaning "willful" or "strong" and ''helm'' meaning "helmet", and is often interpreted as meaning "fierce helmet" or "fierce protector". The name is most common in the

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but is also present in other Dutch-speaking countries, or countries with Dutch populations or heritage.

Notable people

Willemijn Bos Willemijn Bos (born 2 May 1988) is a Dutch field hockey defender. In 2011, she was included to the All-Star team by the International Hockey Federation. She was to be selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics but tore her anterior cruciate ligament ...

(Born 1988), Dutch

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defender *

Willemijn Duyster Willemijn Margaretha Duyster (born 5 April 1970 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who played 87 international matches for the Dutch national team, in which she scored no goals. A player from HGC in the 1990s, ...

(Born 1970), Dutch field hockey defender and Olympic medalist *

Willemijn Fock Cornelia Wilhelmina "Willemijn" Fock (25 June 1942 – 3 June 2021) was a Dutch art historian. She was professor of the history of applied arts at Leiden University. Career Fock obtained her doctorate at Leiden University in 1975 with a dissert ...

(1942-2021), Dutch art historian *

Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot (2 May 1897 – 16 January 1989) was a Dutch economist, feminist and radio broadcaster. As the first woman to attain a doctorate in economics in the Netherlands, her work focused on the impact of working women ...

(1897-1989), Dutch economist *

Willemijn Verkaik Willemijn Verkaik (; born 16 June 1975) is a Dutch singer and actress. She is best known for her stage roles in '' Wicked'' and '' Elisabeth'', and for providing the singing voice for Elsa in both the German and Dutch versions of Disney's '' F ...

(Born 1975), Dutch singer and actress *

Willemijn Verloop Willemijn Verloop (Utrecht, 14 February 1970) is a Dutch peace activist dedicated to children affected by war, and also the founder of War Child In 2012, she founded Social Enterprise NL, a platform for growing the Social enterprise sector in The ...

(Born 1970), Dutch peace activist and founder of War Child

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* * {{Given name Given names Dutch feminine given names

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