"Wilhelm" meaning in German

See Wilhelm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈvɪlˌhɛlm/ [standard], /ˈvɪ.lɛlm/, /ˈvɪ.lɛm/ [variant] (note: in common speech) Audio: De-Wilhelm.oga
Etymology: From Old High German Willahelm from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|Willahelm}} Old High German Willahelm, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*Wiljahelmaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Wilhelm
  1. a male given name from Old High German, feminine equivalent Wilhelmina, Wilhelmine, or Minna, equivalent to English William; diminutive forms Willi, Willy Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names
    Sense id: en-Wilhelm-de-name-P1xSkZ77 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 32 10 4 10 4 28 6 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 8 3 12 5 28 8 4 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 81 19

Proper name

IPA: /ˈvɪlˌhɛlm/ [standard], /ˈvɪ.lɛlm/, /ˈvɪ.lɛm/ [variant] (note: in common speech) Audio: De-Wilhelm.oga Forms: Wilhelms [genitive, masculine], Wilhelm [genitive, masculine], Wilhelm [feminine, genitive], Wilhelms [plural]
Etymology: From Old High German Willahelm from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|Willahelm}} Old High German Willahelm, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*Wiljahelmaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Wilhelm m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wilhelms or (with an article) Wilhelm, feminine genitive Wilhelm, plural Wilhelms)
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Wilhelm-de-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): German surnames
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/De-Wilhelm.oga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wilhelm"
}

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