Meaning, origin and history of the name Vilhelm

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. VIL-helm(Swedish) VEEL-helm(Finnish) [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Scandinavian and Finnish form of William.

VariantsVillum(Danish) Viljam, Viljami, Vilhelmi(Finnish)

DiminutivesVille(Swedish) Jami, Vilho, Vili, Viljo, Ville(Finnish)

Other Languages & CulturesGwilherm(Breton) Guillem, Guim(Catalan) Vilim, Vilko(Croatian) Vilém(Czech) Wilhelmus, Willem, Jelle, Liam, Pim, Wil, Willy, Wim(Dutch) William, Bill, Billie, Billy, Liam, Wil, Will, Willie, Willy(English) Vilhelmo, Vilĉjo(Esperanto) Villem(Estonian) Viliame(Fijian) Guillaume, Liam(French) Guillerme(Galician) Wilhelm, Liam, Willi, Willy(German) Wilhelm, Willehelm(Germanic) Vilmos, Vili(Hungarian) Vilhjálmur(Icelandic) Uilliam, Liam, Uilleag, Ulick(Irish) Guglielmo, Elmo(Italian) Vilhelms, Vilis(Latvian) Wöllem, Wullem, Wum(Limburgish) Vilhelmas(Lithuanian) Illiam(Manx) Wiremu(Maori) Wilkin, Wilky, Wilmot(Medieval English) Wiljahelmaz(Old Germanic) Wilhelm(Polish) Guilherme, Gui(Portuguese) Uilleam(Scottish Gaelic) Viliam(Slovak) Viljem, Vili, Vilko(Slovene) Guillermo(Spanish) Viliami(Tongan) Gwilym, Gwil, Gwilim, Gwillym(Welsh)

classic mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange complex serious

Denmark: May 28

Finland: April 6

Sweden: April 6