Given name

Viljams

Viljams is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Latvian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Viljams comes from English.

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How it developed

A transliteration of English William.

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Viljams’s family of names

In Latvian usage, Viljams has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Guillermo. In Latvian usage, Viljams has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Guilherme. In Latvian usage, Viljams has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form GUILHERMO.

Walk Viljams’s family in the name graph

ViljamsWilliamGuillermoGuilhermeΓουλιέλμος

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Viljams has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.

PortugueseEnglish

Englishwhere Viljams comes from · 1 name

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Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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