# Wilhelm

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #19,507

## Definitions
1. A male given name from German, equivalent to English William.
2. A surname from German.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William.

## Common misspellings (11)
`iwlhelm`, `wihlelm`, `wilehlm`, `wilhellm`, `wilhelmm`, `wilheml`, `wilhhelm`, `wilhlem`, `willhelm`, `wlihelm`, `wwilhelm`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wilhelm