Willem

Dutch variation of William

"resolute protector"

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.

Willem Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1437 on Nameberry

Willem Popularity

• 1437 Nameberry 2024
• 982 Unique 2019
• 443 Germany 2016
• 58 Netherlands 2023

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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
• Willem Alexander Claus George Ferdinand, King of the Netherlands
• William "Willem" Dafoe American actor
• Willem de Kooning Dutch,American painter
• Willem Einthoven Dutch physician; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Vincent Willem van Gogh Dutch painter
• Willem Barentsz Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer
• Willem de Sitter Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer
• Willem Herbots Belgian actor
• Willem De Schryver Belgian Actor

Willem in Pop Culture

• Willem De Ruiter a character in the "Just One Day" book series by Gayle Forman