Willem
Dutch variation of William
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Willem Origin and Meaning
The name Willem is a boy's name meaning "resolute protector".
Common in Holland, the appealing Willem (as in de Kooning and Dafoe) makes William fresh and distinctive.
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Willem Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Willem Popularity
- 1282Nameberry2024
- 982Unique2019
- 443Germany2016
- 58Netherlands2023
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Famous People Named Willem
- Willem Frederik (William I)King of the Netherlands
- Willem Frederik George Lodewijk (William II)King of the Netherlands
- Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk (William III)King of the Netherlands
- WillemAlexander Claus George Ferdinand, King of the Netherlands
- William "Willem" DafoeAmerican actor
- Willem de KooningDutch,American painter
- Willem EinthovenDutch physician; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Vincent Willem van GoghDutch painter
- Willem BarentszDutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer
- Willem de SitterDutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer
- Gatsby Willem Hollingsworth (b. 2018) son of Ben Hollingsworth
- Willem HerbotsBelgian actor
- Willem De SchryverBelgian Actor
Willem in Pop Culture
- Willem De Ruitera character in the "Just One Day" book series by Gayle Forman