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What does Willem mean?
Willem 
as a name for boys is of Old German origin, and Willem means "determined protector". Willem is a Dutch form of William (Old German): from wil meaning "will".
STARTS WITH Wil-
ASSOCIATED WITH determined (faithful), protector (defender)
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA WILLIAM Bill▼, Bille, Billie▼, Billy▼, Vilhelm, Villem, Wilek, Wiley▼, Wilhelm, Wilkes, Wilkie, Will▼, Willi, Williams, Willie▼, Willis▼, Willkie, Wills, Willson, Willy, Wilmer▼, Wilmot, Wilson▼, Wim
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Willem Martin (W.M.), ..
How popular is Willem?
Willem is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#70906 out of 150436, Top 47%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Willem was first listed in 1994 and reached its top position of #1208 in the U.S. in 2003, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Bill, Billie, Billy (#845 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Wiley (#1437), Wilhelm, Wilkie, Will (#892), William (#3), Williams, Willie (#934), Willis, Willy, Wilmer (#1682), Wilmot and Wilson (#622) are the popular variation forms of Willem appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Villem, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Willem was more pronounced in the 1880s (ADOPTION OF 9.21%) and is now much reduced (ADOPTION 0.88%, 90% LESS).
Similar Names
Willem is alike in pronunciation to Alem and Eilam. Other recommended sound-alike names are Clem▼, Dillen, Gillen, Gilles, Gilley, Hallem, Hillel, Hiller, Millen, Miller▲, Saleem, Salem, Wadley, Walden, Walder, Waleed, Walker▲, Wallas, Waller, Wallie, Wallis, Wally, Walter▼, Warley, Waylen, Webley, Welbey (see Welby), Welden, Wellbey (see Welby), Wellby, Wells▲, Wesley▲, Whitley, Wickley, Wil, Wilber▼, Wilbert▼, Wilbur▼, Wild, Wilde, Wilder▲, Wilfred▼, Willard▼, Willbur, Willerd, Willes, Willess, Willet, Willets, Willett, Willey, Willfred, Williss, Willkes, Willmar (see Wilmer), Willmer, Wilmar, Wilton▼, Windom, Winter, Wister, Wole, Wolfe, Wrisley, Wulfe, Wyler, Wylie and Wylmer. These names tend to be more commonly used than Willem.
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