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Wilhelms

Wilhelms is the plural of Wilhelm.

Meaning of Wilhelm

Proper noun

Wilhelm (plural Wilhelms)

  1. A male given name from German, equivalent to English William.
    • As it happened, also, the particular Friedrichs and Wilhelms whom he meant to see and confer with were out of town, or had moved their habitats, so that he could not easily find them.1872 December, Edward E[verett] Hale, “Ups and Downs”, in Old and New, volume VI, number 6, Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, […], chapter XXVI, page 689
  2. A surname from German.

Questions about Wilhelms

What is Wilhelms the plural of?
Wilhelms is the plural of Wilhelm.

Words near Wilhelms in the dictionary

  1. Wilhelmine
  2. Wilhelminism
  3. Wilhelmis
  4. wilhelmkleinite
  5. wilhelmramsayite
  6. Wilhelms
  7. Wilhelmsen
  8. Wilhelmsens
  9. Wilhelmshaven
  10. Wilhelmstrasse
  11. wilhelmvierlingite

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