The story behind Vilma
Borrowed from German Wilma.
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Finnish entry
Borrowed from German Wilma and English Wilma, short for (cognates of) Vilhelmiina.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Vilma.
Pronunciation
Czech: [ˈvɪlma]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: /ˈʋilmɑ/
- Finnish: [ˈʋilmɑ̝]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈvilma/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈvil.mɐ]
- Tagalog: /ˈbilma/
- Tagalog: [ˈbil.mɐ]
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