Danish

Proper noun

Vilhelm

1. A male given name, cognate to English William.

Related terms

• variants: Villy, William, Willy
• feminine forms: Minna

Faroese

Proper noun

Vilhelm m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Vilhelm: Vilhelmsson
• daughter of Vilhelm: Vilhelmsdóttir

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Vilhelm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvilhelm/
• Hyphenation: Vil‧helm

Proper noun

Vilhelm

1. William (of foreign historical persons)

   Vilhelm Valloittaja ― William the Conqueror

2. A male given name, usually a middle name (arguably Swedish, not Finnish).
   • 1960 Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 2, (WSOY 1980) ISBN 9510024201, page 14:

     Johannes Vilhelmin pojanpojasta oli tehty Vilho Johannes, ja pienokainen nukkui rauhallisena puheensorinan ja tupakansavun täyttämän tuvan nurkassa olevassa kehdossaan.

Declension

Related terms

• Vilhelmi, Vilho, Viljami, Ville

Norwegian

Proper noun

Vilhelm

1. A male given name, cognate to English William.

Related terms

• variants: William, Willy
• feminine forms: Mina

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Wilhelm

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, cognate with German Wilhelm and English William. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 12th century.

Proper noun

Vilhelm

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Bill, Billy,Villy,Willy, William
• (feminine forms) Mimmi, Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Vilma, Wilma
• (surnames) Vilhelmsson, Wilhelmsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 23 532 males with the given name vilhelm (compared to 21 343 named Wilhelm) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.