Wilhelm

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Gender Masculine
Usage German, Polish, Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. VIL-helm(German) VEEL-khelm(Polish)

Meaning & History

German cognate of William. This was the name of two German emperors. It was also the middle name of several philosophers from Germany: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), who was also a notable mathematician. Another famous bearer was the physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (1845-1923).