Vilhelms is a Latvian masculine given name, cognate of the English name William. The diminutive form of Vilhelms is Vilis.
Gender | Male |
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Name day | 28 May[1] |
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Region of origin | Latvia |
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Related names | Vilis, William, Wilhelm, Guillaume |
People bearing the name Vilhelms include:
- Vilhelms Bokslafs (1858–1945), Baltic German-Latvian architect
- Vilhelms Knoriņš (1890–1939), Latvian Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet politician and publicist
- Vilhelms Purvītis (1872–1945), Latvian landscape painter and educator
References
edit- ^ Behind the Names: Latvian Name Day Calendar Retrieved 29 December 2017.