Willem - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. wi-(l)lem, wil-l-em ] The boy name Willem is pronounced as WIHLahM ^KEY. Willem is used chiefly in the Dutch and German languages, and its origin is Germanic. Willem is a variant of the name William (English and French).

Willem is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2007, among the group of boy names directly linked to Willem, William (English and French) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Willem include the name Wilhelm (German) and the name William (English and French).

^KEY: English pronunciation for Willem: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"

A famous person named Willem is Actor Willem Dafoe, born 22 July 1955, Appleton, Wisconsin.

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