Wilhelm

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William.

Proper noun

Wilhelm

1. A surname, from German​.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From German Wilhelm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəlˈɦɛləm/

Proper noun

Wilhelm

1. A male given name

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German

Etymology

From Old High German Willahelm, from willo (“will, desire”) + helm (“protection, origin of helmet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪlˌhɛlm/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪ.lɛlm/, /ˈvɪ.lɛm/ (variants in common speech)

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Proper noun

Wilhelm

1. A male given name, feminine equivalent Wilhelmina, Wilhelmine, or Minna, equivalent to English William; diminutive forms Willi, Willy
2. A patronymic surname​.

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Polish

Etymology

From German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvil.xɛlm/

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• Rhymes: -ilxɛlm
• Syllabification: Wil‧helm

Proper noun

Wilhelm m pers (feminine Wilhelmina)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English William.

Declension

Declension of Wilhelm

	singular	plural
nominative	Wilhelm	Wilhelmowie
genitive	Wilhelma	Wilhelmów
dative	Wilhelmowi	Wilhelmom
accusative	Wilhelma	Wilhelmów
instrumental	Wilhelmem	Wilhelmami
locative	Wilhelmie	Wilhelmach
vocative	Wilhelmie	Wilhelmowie

Further reading

• Wilhelm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Wilhelm in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swedish

Proper noun

Wilhelm c (genitive Wilhelms)

1. A male given name, the spelling origin of Vilhelm.

References

• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 21 343 males with the given name Wilhelm (compared to 23 532 named Vilhelm) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.