Given name
Vilmos
“the determined protector”
Vilmos is a variant of Vilhelm. In Danish use, Vilhelm carries the interpretation “the determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vilmos is a variant of Vilhelm. In Danish use, Vilhelm carries the interpretation “the determined protector.”
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Where it comes from
In Hungarian use, Vilmos shares an earlier linguistic root with William. William is an English form of a Germanic name brought to England by the Normans.
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How it developed
In Hungarian use, Vilmos shares an earlier linguistic root with William. The shared background comes through William: William joins the Germanic elements wil and helm. The second element began with the concrete image of a helmet and also carried the broader idea of protection.
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The story
In Hungarian use, Vilmos shares an earlier linguistic root with William. The history of William gives this family its wider story. William spread widely in England after the Norman Conquest, among people beyond the Norman ruling class. William remained prominent through the Middle Ages and became a royal name in England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
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Vilmos’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Vilmos has a diminutive in Vili. Vilmos shares a linguistic root with William. In Hungarian usage, Vilmos has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Guillermo.
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Around the world
Vilmos has relatives in 10 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vilmos
- Willi OrbánGerman Hungarian footballerborn 1992
- Vilmos ZsigmondHungarian-American cinematographer1930–2016
- Vilmos Aba-NovákHungarian artist (1894–1941)
- Vilmos KohutHungarian footballer (1906–1986)
- Vilmos Varjúathletics competitor (1937–1994)
- Vilmos VanczákHungarian football playerborn 1983
- Vilmos Apor(1892–1945) Hungarian bishop
- Vilmoș Szabofencerborn 1964
- Vilmos ZomboriRomanian footballer (1906–1993)
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