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What does Wilhelm mean?
Wilhelm 
as a boys' name has its root in Old German, and Wilhelm means "determined protector". Wilhelm is a German form of William (Old German): from wil meaning "will".
STARTS WITH Wil-
ASSOCIATED WITH determined (faithful), protector (defender)
Variations
RELATIONS VIA WILLIAM Vilhelm, Villem, Wilek, Wiley▼, Wilhelmus, Wilkes, Will▼, Willem, Willhelmus, Willi, Wills, Willy, Wilmer▼
FEMININE FORM Gulielma
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Wilhelm Charlie (W.C.), ..
How popular is Wilhelm?
Wilhelm is an uncommonly occurring given name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#1666 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Wilhelm entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its highest position of #921 in the U.S. then, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
William (#3 IN 2018), Will (#892), Wiley (#1437), Wilmer (#1682), Willem and Willy are the popular alternative forms of Wilhelm rated in the Top 2000. These forms of Wilhelm were at the apex of their popularity during 1880-1889 (USAGE OF 8.4%) and have become much less widespread since (USAGE 0.83%, 90.1% LESS).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Kenhelm, Wilber▼, Wilbert▼, Wilde, Wilder▲, Willerd, Willes, Willess, Willet, Willets, Willett and Willey. These names tend to be more frequently used than Wilhelm.
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