Given name · also Old Norse
Vilhjálmur
Vilhjálmur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Vilhjálmur comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Vilhjálmr, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz.
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Vilhjálmur’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Vilhjálmur has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Guillermo. In Icelandic usage, Vilhjálmur has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Guilherme. In Faroese usage, Vilhjálmur has a conventional equivalent in the French form Guillaume.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vilhjálmur has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Vilhjálmur
- Vilhjalmur StefanssonCanadian-born explorer (1879–1962)
- Vilhjálmur EinarssonIcelandic athlete (1934-2019)
- Vilhjálmur Þórmundur VilhjálmssonIcelandic mayorborn 1946
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