Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "helmet" [1].
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsGwilherm(Breton) Guillem(Catalan) Vilim(Croatian) Vilém, Vilemína(Czech) Vilhelm, Villum(Danish) Willem, Willemijn, Willemina, Wilhelmina, Wilhelmus(Dutch) William, Wilhelmina(English) Vilhelmo(Esperanto) Villem(Estonian) Viliame(Fijian) Vilhelm, Vilhelmiina, Viljam, Viljami, Vilhelmi(Finnish) Guillaume(French) Guillerme(Galician) Wilhelm, Wilhelmine, Wilhelmina(German) Helmo, Wilhelm, Willehelm(Germanic) Vilmos(Hungarian) Vilhjálmur(Icelandic) Uilliam(Irish) Guglielmo(Italian) Vilhelms(Latvian) Wöllem, Wullem(Limburgish) Fitzwilliam(Literature) Vilhelmas, Vilhelmina(Lithuanian) Illiam(Manx) Wiremu(Maori) Vilhelm(Norwegian) Wiljahelmaz(Old Germanic) Wilhelm(Polish) Guilherme(Portuguese) Williamina(Scottish) Uilleam(Scottish Gaelic) Viliam(Slovak) Viljem(Slovene) Guillermina, Guillermo(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 219.
