Given name & surname · Russian
Вильгельм
“will, resolve”
Вильгельм is a masculine given name from German. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Vilʹgelʹm.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Вильгельм goes back to German Wilhelm, meaning “will, resolve.”
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Where it comes from
Вильгельм comes from German, and ultimately from English.
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How it developed
From German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from English.
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Вильгельм’s family of names
In Russian usage, Вильгельм has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Guillermo. In Russian usage, Вильгельм has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Guilherme. In Russian usage, Вильгельм has a conventional equivalent in the French form Guillaume.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Вильгельм has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Germanwhere Вильгельм comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
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