Wilhelm - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Wilhelm \wi-lhe-lm, wil-helm\ is a variant of William (Old German), and the meaning of Wilhelm is "will helmet, protection".

The baby name Wilhelm sounds like Vilhelm and Wilhelmus. Other similar baby names are Willhelmus and Willem.

Wilhelm is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2221 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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