Given name
Viliam
“the determined protector”
Viliam is a variant of Vilhelm. In Danish use, Vilhelm carries the interpretation “the determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Viliam is a variant of Vilhelm. In Danish use, Vilhelm carries the interpretation “the determined protector.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Slovak usage, Viliam developed from William.
Viliam’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Viliam developed from the English form William. In Slovak usage, Viliam has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Guillermo. In Slovak usage, Viliam has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Guilherme.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Viliam has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Viliam comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Williamroot · English
- GuillermoSpanish
- WilhelmPolish, German
- Viliamiequivalent
- GuilhermePortuguese
- GuillaumeFrench
- Viliamuequivalent
- Villiamequivalent
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People named Viliam
- Viliam SchrojfSlovak footballer (1931-2007)
- Viliam ŠirokýCzechoslovak vice prime minister of Czechoslovakia, member of Czechoslovak national parliament, minister of foreign affairs and slovak nation politician (1902-1971)
- Viliam JudákSlovak catholic bishopborn 1957
- Viliam HýravýSlovak footballerborn 1962
- Viliam Figuš-BystrýSlovak composer and teacher (1875-1937)
- Viliam VeteškaSlovak politician and entrepreneur (1953-2009)
- Viliam KarmažinSlovak composer and conductor1922–2018
- Viliam KarasSlovak politicianborn 1976
- Viliam Pauliny-TóthSlovak poet and essayist (1826–1877)
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