Wilhelm

Gender Masculine
Usage German, Polish, Ancient Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. VIL-helm(German)
 VYEEL-khelm(Polish)
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Meaning & History

German cognate of William. This was the name of two German emperors. It was also the middle name of several philosophers from Germany: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), who was also a notable mathematician.

Related Names

VariantWillahelm(Ancient Germanic)
DiminutivesWilli, Willy(German)
Feminine FormsWilhelmine, Elma, Helma, Helmine, Minna, Wilhelmina, Wilma(German)
Other Languages & CulturesGwilherm(Breton) Guillem, Guim(Catalan) Vilim, Vilko(Croatian) Vilém(Czech) Vilhelm, Villum(Danish) 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) Vilhelm, Viljam, Viljami, Jami, Vilhelmi, Vilho, Vili, Viljo, Ville(Finnish) Guillaume, Liam, Lyam(French) Vilmos, Vili(Hungarian) Vilhjálmur(Icelandic) Uilliam, Liam, Uilleag, Ulick(Irish) Guglielmo(Italian) Vilhelms, Vilis(Latvian) Wöllem, Wullem, Wum(Limburgish) Vilhelmas(Lithuanian) Illiam(Manx) Wiremu(Maori) Wilkin, Wilky, Wilmot(Medieval English) Vilhelm(Norwegian) Guilherme, Gui(Portuguese) Uilleam(Scottish Gaelic) Viliam(Slovak) Viljem, Vili, Vilko(Slovene) Guillermo(Spanish) Vilhelm, Liam, Ville(Swedish) Viliami(Tongan) Gwilym, Gwil, Gwilim, Gwillym(Welsh)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Germany: May 28
Norway: May 28
Poland: January 10
Poland: April 6
Poland: May 28
Poland: June 8
Poland: June 24
Poland: June 25
Poland: July 5
Poland: September 2

Categories

authors, defence, desire, Elder Scrolls characters, emperors, Fire Emblem characters, Full Metal Panic characters, Hunters characters, inventors, Legend of the Galactic Heroes characters, philosophers, protection, scientists, Suikoden characters, Swedish royal family, world leaders, Xeno characters

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1602.
Entry updated February 4, 2020