Willem Pronunciation Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm] ⓘ Afrikaans: [ˈvələm] Gender Male Language Dutch Other gender Feminine Willemina ,Willemijn Origin Language Germanic Meaning Vehement protector Region of origin Belgium ,Netherlands Other names Variant forms Guillaume ,Wilhelm ,Wilhelmus ,William Nicknames Jelle ,Pim , Willie,Willy ,Wim Derived Wil (will ) + helm (helmet , protection) Related names Wilhelmina ,Willems Popularity seepopular names [ 1]
Willem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm] ⓘ Dutch andWest Frisian [ 2] given name . The name isGermanic , and can be seen as theDutch equivalent of the nameWilliam inEnglish ,Guillaume inFrench ,Guilherme inPortuguese ,Guillermo inSpanish andWilhelm inGerman . Nicknames that are derived from Willem areJelle ,Pim , Willie,Willy andWim .
Willem I (1772–1843), King of the NetherlandsWillem II (1792–1849), King of the NetherlandsWillem III (1817–1890), King of the NetherlandsWillem of the Netherlands (1840–1879), Dutch princeWillem-Alexander (b. 1967), King of the NetherlandsWillem Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politicianWillem Adelaar (b. 1948), Dutch linguistWillem Andriessen (1887–1964), Dutch pianist and composerWillem Arondeus (1894–1943), Dutch artist and author, WWII Resistance memberWillem Barentsz (ca. 1550–1597), Dutch navigator and explorerWillem Victor Bartholomeus (1825–1892), Dutch organist and conductorWillem Bilderdijk (1756–1831), Dutch poetWillem Blaeu (1571–1638), Dutch cartographer, atlas maker, and publisherWillem Boy (1520–1592), Flemish painter, sculptor, and architectWillem Breuker (1944–2010), Dutch jazz bandleader, composer, arranger, and musicianWillem Brouwer (b. 1963), Dutch football (soccer) playerWillem Buiter (b. 1949), economist of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy CommitteeWillem Claeszoon Heda (1594–ca. 1680), Dutch Golden Age still-life artistWillem Cornelisz Schouten (ca. 1567–1625), a Dutch navigator of the Dutch East India CompanyWillem de Kooning (1904–1997), Dutch-American abstract expressionist painterWillem de Rooij (b. 1969), Dutch artistWillem de Sitter (1872–1934), Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomerWillem de Vlamingh (1640–ca. 1698), Dutch sea captain and explorer of AustraliaWillem Dafoe (real name is William) (b. 1955), American actorWillem Drees (1886–1988), Dutch politicianWillem Drost (1633–1659), Dutch Golden Age painter and printmakerWillem Einthoven (1860–1927), Dutch doctor, physiologist, and inventor of the electrocardiogramWillem Elsschot (1882–1960), Flemish writer and poet (pseudonym of Alfons-Jozef De Ridder)Willem Endstra (1953–2004), Dutch real estate traderWillem Frederik Hermans (1921–1995), Dutch authorWillem Holleeder (b. 1958), Dutch criminal involved in the kidnapping of Heineken president Freddy HeinekenWillem Hondius or Willem Hondt (1598–ca. 1652), a Dutch engraver, cartographer and painterWillem Hubert van Blijenburgh (1881–1936), a Dutch Olympic fencerWillem Jacob Luyten (1899–1994), Dutch-American astronomerWillem Jacob 's Gravesande (1688–1742), Dutch philosopher and mathematicianWillem Janssen (footballer, born 1880) , Dutch footballerWillem Janssen (footballer, born 1986) , Dutch footballerWillem Janszoon (ca. 1570–1630), Dutch navigator and colonial governorWillem Jewett (1963-2022), American lawyer and politicianWillem Johan Kolff (1911–2009), Dutch-American inventor of the artificial kidneyWillem Kes (1856–1934), Dutch conductor and violinistWillem Kalf (1619–1693), Dutch Golden Age painter, art dealer, and appraiserWillem Kieft (1597–1647), Dutch merchant and director-general of New NetherlandWillem Kloos (1859–1938), Dutch poet and literary criticWillem Konjore (1945–2021), Namibian politicianWillem Maris (1844–1910), Dutch landscape painterWillem Meijer (1923–2003), Dutch botanist and plant collectorWillem Mengelberg (1871–1951), Dutch conductorWillem Mons (1688–1724), brother of Peter the Great's mistress Anna Mons and secretary to CatherineWillem Oltmans (1925–2004), Dutch journalistWillem van der Oord , Dutch hydraulic engineerWillem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591—1624), Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcherWillem Pijper (1894–1947), Dutch composer, music critic, and music teacherWillem Rebergen (born 1985), Dutch DJ and producerWillem Ritstier (born 1959), Dutch cartoonistWillem Roelofs (1822–1897), Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsmanWillem Sandberg (1897–1984), Dutch typographer and museum curatorWillem Sassen (1918–2002), Dutch Nazi collaborator, Waffen-SS officer and journalistWillem Siebenhaar (1863–1936), Dutch-Australian social activist and writerWillem Surenhuis (ca. 1664–1729), Dutch Christian scholarWillem Usselincx (1567–1647), Flemish merchant, investor and diplomatWillem Tumpal Pandapotan Simarmata (1954–2022), an Indonesian politicianWillem van Aelst (1627–1683), Dutch still-life artistWillem van Biljon (b. 1961), South African entrepreneur and technologistWillem van de Velde the Elder (ca. 1611–1693), Dutch painterWillem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707), Dutch marine painter, son of aboveWillem van Hanegem (b. 1944), Dutch football player and coachWillem van Hanegem Jr. (b. 1988), Dutch EDM producer and DJ, half ofW&W , son of Willem van Hanegem Willem van Mieris (1662–1747), Dutch painterWillem van Otterloo (1907–1978), Dutch conductor, cellist and composerWillem Verhulst (ca. 1625), the second director of the Dutch West India CompanyWillem Verstegen (ca. 1612—1659), merchant of the Dutch East India Company and chief of factory in DeshimaWillem Willink (1750–1841), Dutch merchantWillem Wilmink (1936–2003), Dutch poet and writerWillem Wissing (1656–1687), Dutch portrait artistWillem Witsen (1860–1923), Dutch painter and photographerWillem Zwalve (b. 1949), Dutch legal historianEvert Willem Beth (1908–1964), Dutch philosopher and logicianPieter Willem Botha (1916–2006), former prime minister and president of South AfricaSchalk Willem Burger (1852–1918), South African military leader, lawyer, and statesmanHerman Willem Daendels (1762–1818), 36th Governor General of the Dutch East IndiesBernard Willem Holtrop , Dutch cartoonist who uses Willem as his professional nameJan Willem Janssens (1762–1838), Dutch nobleman, soldier and statesmanFrederik Willem de Klerk (1936–2021), State President of South AfricaPieter Willem Korthals (1807–1892), Dutch botanistHendrik Willem Lenstra, Jr. (b. 1949), Dutch mathematicianHendrik Willem van Loon (1882–1944), Dutch-American historian and journalistVincent Willem Van Gogh , Dutch post-impressionist painterDale Willem Steyn , South African cricketerWilleke , a related Dutch feminine given nameWillems , surname of Dutch originName list
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