Wilhelm

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from German, equivalent to English William.

    "As it happened, also, the particular Friedrichs and Wilhelms whom he meant to see and confer with were out of town, or had moved their habitats, so that he could not easily find them."

  2. 2
    A surname from German.

Example

More examples

"We want to have again our old Kaiser Wilhelm. But the one with the beard, with the long beard."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William.

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