Baby name
REVIVING
🇧🇷 🇫🇮 🇭🇺 Vilma
/VIL · mah/
Meaning
“Resolute protector”
Scandinavian and Central European short form of Vilhelmina or Wilhelmina, from Germanic wil (will) and helm (helmet); particularly common in Finland, Hungary, and Brazil.
Nicknames
vil
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Warm and underrated; feels due for revival as short -a ending names trend upward.
The cultural moment.
Common in Finland and Hungary through the mid-20th century; seeing a modest Finnish revival since 2015.