Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
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Other Languages & Cultureswilla(Anglo-Saxon) willio(Frankish) willo(Old High German) vili(Old Norse) willio(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsWilfrith, Wilfrið(Anglo-Saxon) Gwilherm(Breton) Guillem, Guifré(Catalan) Vilim(Croatian) Vilém(Czech) Vilfred, Vilhelm, Villum(Danish) Wilhelmus, Willem, Willemijn, Willemina, Wilhelmina(Dutch) Wil, Wilfred, Wilfrid, William, Wilfreda, Wilhelmina(English) Vilhelmo(Esperanto) Vilja, Viljar, Villem(Estonian) Viliame(Fijian) Vilhelm, Vilhelmiina, Vilja, Viljam, Viljami, Vilhelmi(Finnish) Guillaume(French) Guillerme(Galician) Wilfried, Wilhelm, Wilhelmine, Wilhelmina(German) Wilhelm, Willehelm, Willifrid(Germanic) Vilmos(Hungarian) Vilhjálmur(Icelandic) Uilliam(Irish) Guglielmo, Vilfredo(Italian) Vilhelms(Latvian) Wöllem, Wullem(Limburgish) Fitzwilliam(Literature) Vilhelmas, Vilhelmina(Lithuanian) Illiam(Manx) Wiremu(Maori) Vilhelm(Norwegian) Wiljafriþuz, Wiljahelmaz(Old Germanic) Wilhelm(Polish) Guilherme(Portuguese) Williamina(Scottish) Uilleam(Scottish Gaelic) Viliam(Slovak) Viljem(Slovene) Guillermina, Guillermo, Wilfredo(Spanish) Vilhelm, Vilhelmina(Swedish) Viliami(Tongan) Gwilim, Gwillym, Gwilym(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsWillems, Willemse, Willemsen, Wilms(Dutch) Gilliam, William, Williams, Williamson(English) Guillaume(French) Vilhjálmsson(Icelandic) Fitzwilliam(Irish) MacWilliam, McWilliam(Scottish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 578.
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 453.
