Given name
Willihelm
“will (n.)”·“helmet”
Willihelm is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Dutch and Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Willihelm is built from elements meaning “will (n.)” and “helmet”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz, built from Old Dutch willo (“will (n.)”) + *helm (“helmet”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Willihelm’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Willihelm has a related form in Uillhelm. In Old High German usage, Willihelm has a related form in Uuilihelm. In Old High German usage, Willihelm has a related form in Uuilihelm.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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