Given name & surname

Willems

Willems is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Willems comes from Dutch.

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How it developed

From Dutch Willems.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Willems’s family of names

In English usage, Willems as a surname has a related form in William. In English usage, Willems as a surname has a related form in Williams. In Dutch usage, Willems as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Williams.

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