Meaning & History
Short form of William and other names beginning with Wil.
Related Names
VariantsBill, Wilf, Will, Willie, Willy(English) Elma, Helma, Jelle, Mien, Mina, Pim, Willy, Wilma, Wim(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesWilfrith, Wilfrið(Anglo-Saxon) Gwilherm(Breton) Guillem, Guifré, Guim(Catalan) Vilim, Vilko, Vilma(Croatian) Vilém, Vilma(Czech) Vilfred, Vilhelm, Villum(Danish) Vilhelmo, Vilĉjo(Esperanto) Villem(Estonian) Viliame(Fijian) Vilhelm, Vilhelmiina, Viljam, Viljami, Jami, Minna, Vilhelmi, Vilho, Vili, Viljo, Ville, Vilma(Finnish) Guillaume, Liam, Lyam(French) Guillerme(Galician) Wilfried, Wilhelm, Wilhelmine, Elma, Helma, Helmine, Liam, Minna, Vilma, Wilhelmina, Willi, Willy, Wilma(German) Wilhelm, Willehelm, Willibert, Willifrid(Germanic) Vilmos, Vili, Vilma(Hungarian) Vilhjálmur(Icelandic) Uilliam, Liam, Uilleag, Ulick(Irish) Guglielmo, Elmo, Vilfredo(Italian) Vilhelms, Vilis, Vilma(Latvian) Wöllem, Wullem, Wum(Limburgish) Vilhelmas, Vilhelmina, Vilma(Lithuanian) Illiam(Manx) Wiremu(Maori) Wilkin, Wilky, Wilmot(Medieval English) Vilhelm(Norwegian) Wiljafriþuz, Wiljahelmaz(Old Germanic) Wilhelm(Polish) Guilherme, Gui, Vilma(Portuguese) Uilleam(Scottish Gaelic) Viliam, Vilma(Slovak) Viljem, Vili, Vilko(Slovene) Guillermina, Guillermo, Wilfredo, Vilma(Spanish) Vilhelm, Liam, Minna, Vilhelmina, Ville, Vilma, Wilma(Swedish) Viliami(Tongan) Gwilym, Gwil, Gwilim, Gwillym(Welsh)