Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage English, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɪl/(English) /ˈʋɪl/(Dutch)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of William and other names beginning with Wil.

Related Names

VariantsBill, Wilf, Will, Willie, Willy(English) Elma, Helma, Jelle, Mien, Mina, Pim, Willy, Wilma, Wim(Dutch)
DiminutivesBillie, Billy(English)
Feminine FormsWilfreda(English) Willemijn, Willemina(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesWilfrith, Wilfrið(Anglo-Saxon) Gwilherm(Breton) Guillem, Guifré, Guim(Catalan) Vilim, Vilko, Vilma(Croatian) Vilém, Vilemína, Vilma(Czech) Vilfred, Vilhelm, Villum, Vilma(Danish) Vilhelmo, Vilĉjo(Esperanto) Villem(Estonian) Viliame(Fijian) Vilhelm, Vilhelmiina, Viljam, Viljami, Jami, Minna, Vilhelmi, Vilho, Vili, Viljo, Ville, Vilma(Finnish) Guillaume, Liam, Lyam(French) Guillerme(Galician) Wilfried, Wilhelm, Wilhelmine, Elma, Helma, Helmine, Liam, Minna, Vilma, Wilhelmina, Willi, Willy, Wilma(German) Wilhelm, Willehelm, Willibert, Willifrid(Germanic) Vilmos, Vili, Vilma(Hungarian) Vilhjálmur(Icelandic) Uilliam, Liam, Uilleag, Ulick(Irish) Guglielmo, Elmo, Vilfredo(Italian) Vilhelms, Vilis, Vilma(Latvian) Wöllem, Wullem, Wum(Limburgish) Vilhelmas, Vilhelmina, Vilma(Lithuanian) Illiam(Manx) Wiremu(Maori) Wilkin, Wilky, Wilmot(Medieval English) Vilhelm, Liam, Vilma(Norwegian) Wiljafriþuz, Wiljahelmaz(Old Germanic) Wilhelm(Polish) Guilherme, Gui, Vilma(Portuguese) Wilma(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Williamina(Scottish) Uilleam(Scottish Gaelic) Viliam, Vilma(Slovak) Viljem, Vili, Vilko(Slovene) Guillermina, Guillermo, Wilfredo, Vilma(Spanish) Wilma(Spanish (Latin American)) Vilhelm, Liam, Minna, Vilhelmina, Ville, Vilma, Wilma(Swedish) Viliami(Tongan) Gwilym, Gwil, Gwilim, Gwillym(Welsh)

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Entry updated April 16, 2019