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Wilhelmina may refer to: *Wilhelmina (given name), a given name and list of people with the name People * Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880–1962), Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 * Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick (1673–1742), empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, Queen of Germany * Wilhelmine of Bayreuth (1709–1758), German princess (the older sister of Frederick the Great) and composer * Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (1750–1820), German princess * Princess Wilhelmina of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, (1751–1780), Princess of Nassau-Saarbrücken * Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774–1837), German princess and later Queen of the Netherlands * Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788–1836), German Grand Duchess of Hess and the Rhine * Wilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt (1755–1776), German princess and Tsarevna of Russia Places *Queen Wilhelmina State Park, a park in Arkansas *Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica *Wilhelmina Mountains, Suriname *Wilhelmina, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina (given Name)
Wilhelmina (also: Wilhelmena, Wilhelmine, Wilhemina) is a feminine given name, the Dutch, German and Yiddish form of Wilhelm or Willem or William, which is derived from the Germanic ''wil'', meaning "will, desire" and ''helm'', meaning " helmet, protection". Wilhelmina was ranked in the top 1000 most popular names for girls in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ... between 1900 and 1940 but is rarely used today. In many Europe, European countries, this name is once again very popular. Nicknames for Wilhelmina include, but are not restricted to, Minna (given name), Minna, Mina (given name), Mina, Mineke, Minnie, Willie, Willy, Willa, and Billie. Notable people with this name * Wilhelmina Hay Abbott (1884–1957), Scottish suffragist and feminist *Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina, Missouri
Wilhelmina is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Wilhelmina was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1957. The community was named in honor of Wilhelmina of the Netherlands Wilhelmina (; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was List of monarchs of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, making her the longest- ... (1880–1962), Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. References Unincorporated communities in Dunklin County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{DunklinCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelmina Municipality
Vilhelmina Municipality (; ) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vilhelmina. History In 1804 the parish of Volgsjö was renamed Vilhelmina in honour of Queen Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Sweden. In 1947 the locality Vilhelmina was detached from the rural municipality with the same name, forming the market town (''köping'') of Vilhelmina. The two entities were reunited in 1965. Geography Like the rest of northern Sweden (''Norrland''), it is scarcely populated due to its inhospitable conditions and cold climate, but is superb for those who like wildlife and untouched nature. Localities There is only one locality (or urban area) in Vilhelmina Municipality: Demographics This is a demographic table based on Vilhelmina Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 6,473 residents, including 5,09 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelmina
Vilhelmina ( Southern Sami: ''Vualtjere'') is a locality and the central town of Vilhelmina Municipality in Västerbotten County, in the province of Lapland, Sweden with 3,657 inhabitants in 2010. Vilhelmina is situated by Lake Volgsjön in the Ångerman River, with the smaller Lake Baksjön located to the east of the community. Vilhelmina Church and Volgsjö School are located in Vilhelmina. History The town of Vilhelmina originated from the settlement Volgsjö, which was established in the 1770s by Daniel Danielsson from Torvsjö within Åsele parish. Permission for the settlement was granted on 7 October 1776. Shortly thereafter, the residents of the area requested to have a chapel church with a permanent preacher, as the church in Åsele was too far away. Daniel Danielsson's homestead was deemed suitable as a residence for the preacher. Danielsson was offered to take over half of the Torvsele settlement in Åsele, which was held by the pastor and schoolmaster there, an of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Wilhelmine Of Denmark (other)
Princess Wilhelmine of Denmark may refer to: * Princess Wilhelmina Ernestine of Denmark (1650–1706), daughter of Frederick III of Denmark and wife of Charles II, Elector Palatine * Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway (1747–1820), Frederick V of Denmark's daughter; William I, Elector of Hesse's wife * Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark (1808–1891), daughter of Frederick VI of Denmark and wife of Frederick VII of Denmark {{disambig, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its neighbourhood in 1912 as SC Feijenoord, updated in 1974 to SC Feyenoord, and then to ''Feyenoord'' in 1978, when it split from the amateur club under its wing, SC Feyenoord. Since 1937, Feyenoord's Home (sports), home ground has been the Stadion Feijenoord, nicknamed De Kuip (''The Tub''), the second largest stadium in Netherlands. Feyenoord is one of the most successful clubs in Football in the Netherlands, Dutch football, winning 16 List of Dutch football champions, Dutch football championships, 14 KNVB Cups, and 5 Johan Cruyff Shields. Internationally, the club has won one UEFA Champions League, European Cup, two UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cups, and one Intercontinen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringwood City SC
Ringwood City Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club from Ringwood, a suburb of Melbourne. The club was formed in 1953 as Wilhelmina by Dutch Australians. The club currently competes in Victorian State League Division 4 East, where it has been since 2014. History Early history Wilhelmina D.S.C. (Dutch Soccer Club) entered the Fourth Division Reserves competition in 1953, wearing all-orange kits and playing on a paddock in North Balwyn, its home for three years. The club finished second despite having begun halfway through the season. 1954 saw the first official Wilhelmina senior side enter the Fourth Division competition. The side had many players who had played in higher divisions and won the league with ease, earning promotion to Division Three. The following season, Wilhelmina earned promotion again with a perfect season of 18 consecutive wins. Wilhelmina relocated to Burnley Oval in Richmond in 1956. In 1956, the club won the Second Division and earned promotio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina International Inc. (NASDAQ: WHLM), formerly Wilhelmina Models, is a modeling and talent agency headquartered in New York City, New York. The company also has offices in Los Angeles, Miami and London. Founded in 1967 by Wilhelmina Cooper, it provides representation and management to models, entertainers, artists, musicians, and athletes. In 2009, the company became the first and only publicly traded modeling and talent agency after its acquisition by New Century Equity Holdings Corp. History Wilhelmina International Inc. was founded in 1967 by Dutch-American model Wilhelmina Cooper and husband Victor Bruce Cooper, as well as minority partners Bill Weinberg and Fran Rothchild. , the company is one of the oldest and largest full-service model management companies in the world. After Wilhelmina Cooper died in 1980 at age 40, the agency was transferred to her business partners, and was then bought in 1989 for around 4 million dollars by Horst-Dieter Esch, a German bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Wilhelmina (1888)
SS ''Wilhelmina'' (1888) was a cargo steamship. Owned by an US company during WWI, while sailing from New York City to Hamburg in early 1915 it was seized by the British for carrying contraband foodstuffs, triggering a diplomatic incident over how the British naval blockade of Germany impacted neutral trading rights. The ship was built as SS ''New Borough'' at William Gray & Company, in West Hartlepool, England in 1888, commissioned by the trading company owned by Sir Christopher Furness. In April 1895, the ship ran aground off Wash Wood Beach near the Virginia/North Carolina border, and though there was no loss of life the ship was written off as a total loss. However, the ship was sold to and then repaired by the Gulf Transit Company, a subsidiary of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. Renaming the ship the SS ''Pensacola'', they operated the ship under the American flag until they sold it on 17 February 1906 to the A. H. Bull Steamship Company who renamed the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Wilhelmina (ID-2168)
USS ''Wilhelmina'' (ID-2168) was a transport for the United States Navy during World War I. Built in 1909 for Matson Navigation Company as SS ''Wilhelmina'', she sailed from the West Coast of the United States to Hawaii until 1917. After her war service, she was returned to Matson and resumed Pacific Ocean service. In the late 1930s she was laid up in San Francisco, California, until sold to a British shipping company in 1940. While a part of a convoy sailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool, she was sunk by on 2 December 1940. Early history ''Wilhelmina''—a steel-hulled, single-screw, passenger and cargo steamer built at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. for the Matson Navigation Company—was launched on 18 September 1909 and departed her builders' yard on 7 December of that year. Under the Matson flag, ''Wilhelmina'' conducted regular runs between San Francisco, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii, carrying passengers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
392 Wilhelmina
392 Wilhelmina is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on 4 November 1894 in Heidelberg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References External links * * Background asteroids Wilhelmina Wilhelmina Ch-type asteroids (SMASS) 18941104 {{Beltasteroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina Mountains
The Wilhelminagebergte () is a mountain range in the district of Sipaliwini in central Suriname. It extends about from west to east. It is named after Queen Wilhelmina. The Wilhelminagebergte is part of the Tumucumaque Uplands of the Guiana Shield. It belongs to the very ancient (Precambrian) Guiana Highlands. Most of it is in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve. Its best-known peaks are the Julianatop, 1280 m and the country's highest peak, and the Tafelberg, 1026 m. The area is surrounded by tropical rain forest and covered by other forests. It is biologically very diverse, with an estimated 3,000 higher plant species. Many rivers rise in the Wilhelmina Mountains, including: the two branches of the Coppename; Saramacca; some tributaries of the Suriname; the West and East Rivers; and the Kabalebo. Nearby mountain ranges include the Bakhuis Mountains The Bakhuis Mountains () are a mountain range in central Suriname, spanning 110 kilometres. The mountain range form o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
