Vilhelm
Danish
Faroese
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Vilhelm: Vilhelmsson
- daughter of Vilhelm: Vilhelmsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Vilhelm |
| Accusative | Vilhelm |
| Dative | Vilhelmi |
| Genitive | Vilhelms |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvilhelm/
- Hyphenation: Vil‧helm
Proper noun
Vilhelm
- William (of foreign historical persons)
- Vilhelm Valloittaja ― William the Conqueror
- A male given name, usually a middle name (arguably Swedish, not Finnish).
- 1960 Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 2, (WSOY 1980) →ISBN, page 14:
- Johannes Vilhelmin pojanpojasta oli tehty Vilho Johannes, ja pienokainen nukkui rauhallisena puheensorinan ja tupakansavun täyttämän tuvan nurkassa olevassa kehdossaan.
- 1960 Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 2, (WSOY 1980) →ISBN, page 14:
Declension
| Inflection of Vilhelm (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vilhelm | Vilhelmit | |
| genitive | Vilhelmin | Vilhelmien | |
| partitive | Vilhelmiä | Vilhelmejä | |
| illative | Vilhelmiin | Vilhelmeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Vilhelm | Vilhelmit | |
| accusative | nom. | Vilhelm | Vilhelmit |
| gen. | Vilhelmin | ||
| genitive | Vilhelmin | Vilhelmien | |
| partitive | Vilhelmiä | Vilhelmejä | |
| inessive | Vilhelmissä | Vilhelmeissä | |
| elative | Vilhelmistä | Vilhelmeistä | |
| illative | Vilhelmiin | Vilhelmeihin | |
| adessive | Vilhelmillä | Vilhelmeillä | |
| ablative | Vilhelmiltä | Vilhelmeiltä | |
| allative | Vilhelmille | Vilhelmeille | |
| essive | Vilhelminä | Vilhelmeinä | |
| translative | Vilhelmiksi | Vilhelmeiksi | |
| instructive | — | Vilhelmein | |
| abessive | Vilhelmittä | Vilhelmeittä | |
| comitative | — | Vilhelmeineen | |
Norwegian
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, cognate with German Wilhelm and English William. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 12th century.
Related terms
- (male given names) Bill, Billy,Villy,Willy, William
- (feminine forms) Mimmi, Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Vilma, Wilma
- (surnames) Vilhelmsson, Wilhelmsson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 23 532 males with the given name vilhelm (compared to 21 343 named Wilhelm) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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