Willem
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Willem (ˈʋɪləm) is a Dutch given name
. The name is Germanic
, and can be seen as the Dutch
equivalent of the name William
in English
, Guillaume in French
, and Wilhelm
in German
. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle
, Pim, Willie, Willy, and Wim
.
Dutch name
Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name, as in English, is usually gender-specific.-Dutch given names:The given name is given to a child by the parents shortly after, or before, birth. It is common to give a child several given names, particularly among...
. The name is Germanic
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
, and can be seen as the Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
equivalent of the name William
William (name)
William is a popular given name of old Germanic origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era...
in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Guillaume in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Wilhelm may refer to:* Wilhelm I, German Emperor , King of Prussia and German Emperor* Wilhelm II, German Emperor , grandson of the former, King of Prussia and German Emperor* Wilhelm , a character in Xenosaga...
in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle
Jelle
Jelle is a male given name, mostly used formally, however it is sometimes also used as a female name.The origin of the name lies in Friesland, although the name is quite commonly used throughout the Netherlands and Flanders. The name comes from the Dutch word "geld", meaning "money", "value",...
, Pim, Willie, Willy, and Wim
Wim
Wim is a masculine given name, and may refer to:* Wim Anderiesen , Dutch footballer* Wim Arras , Belgian cyclist* Wim Blockmans , Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University* Wim Boost , Dutch cartoonist...
.
Given name
- Willem IWilliam I of the NetherlandsWilliam I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
(1772–1843), King of the Netherlands - Willem IIWilliam II of the NetherlandsWilliam II was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death in 1849.- Early life and education :...
(1792–1849), King of the Netherlands - Willem IIIWilliam III of the NetherlandsWilliam III was from 1849 King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg until his death and the Duke of Limburg until the abolition of the Duchy in 1866.-Early life:William was born in Brussels as son of William II of the Netherlands and...
(1817–1890), King of the Netherlands - Willem of the Netherlands (1840–1879), Dutch prince
- Willem-Alexander, Prince of OrangeWillem-Alexander, Prince of OrangeWillem-Alexander, Prince of Orange is the eldest child of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus. Since 1980 he is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He is also the head of the House of Amsberg since the death of his father in 2002. He was in military service and he studied...
(b. 1967), Heir apparent to the Dutch throne - Willem AantjesWillem AantjesWillem Aantjes is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal party. A prominent member the Christian Democratic Appeal party.-Early life:...
(b. 1923), a Dutch politician - Willem AdelaarWillem AdelaarWillem F. H. Adelaar is a Dutch linguist on American autochthonous languages, specially Andean languages. He is Professor of indigenous American Linguistics and Cultures at Leiden University.-Selected publications:...
(b. 1948), Dutch linguist - Willem AndriessenWillem AndriessenWillem Andriessen was a Dutch pianist and composer.-Biography:Andriessen studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory, completing his studies in 1906, and was awarded the school's Outstanding Achievement Prize for piano. He appeared frequently in concert performances in the Netherlands, and was noted for...
(1887–1964), a Dutch pianist and composer - Willem ArondeusWillem ArondeusWillem Arondeus was a homosexual Dutch artist and author, who joined the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II.-Early life:...
(1894–1943), a Dutch artist and author - Willem Barentsz (ca. 1550–1597), Dutch navigator and explorer
- Willem BilderdijkWillem BilderdijkWillem Bilderdijk , Dutch poet, the son of an Amsterdam physician. When he was six years old an accident to his foot incapacitated him for ten years, and he developed habits of continuous and concentrated study...
(1756–1831), Dutch poet - Willem BlaeuWillem BlaeuWillem Janszoon Blaeu , also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher....
(1571–1638), Dutch cartographer, atlas maker, and publisher - Willem BoyWillem BoyWillem Boy was a Flemish painter, sculptor, and architect active in Sweden from around 1558 until his death.Few of Boy's works have survived, and he is mostly remembered for the sarcophagus of King Gustav I in the Uppsala Cathedral....
(1520–1592), a Flemish painter, sculptor, and architect - Willem BreukerWillem BreukerWillem Breuker was a Dutch jazz bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophonist, and bass clarinetist....
(b. 1944), a Dutch jazz bandleader, composer, arranger, and musician - Willem BrouwerWillem BrouwerWillem Brouwer is a retired football striker from the Netherlands. He played professional football for nine years, for Telstar, SC Heerenveen, FC Emmen and BV Veendam. After his career Brouwer became a manager in Dutch amateur football, coaching teams including Harkemase Boys and Flevo...
(b. 1963), Dutch football (soccer) player - Willem BuiterWillem BuiterWillem Hendrik Buiter Willem Hendrik Buiter Willem Hendrik Buiter (born September 26, 1949]] was a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from June 1997-May 2000. He joined the London School of Economics as a chair in the European Institute in September 2005....
(b. 1949), an ecomomist of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee - Willem Claeszoon HedaWillem Claeszoon HedaWillem Claeszoon Heda was one of the earliest Dutch Golden Age artists devoted exclusively to the painting of still lifes.-Biography:Heda was born in Haarlem,...
(1594–ca. 1680), a Dutch Golden Age still-life artist - Willem Cornelisz SchoutenWillem SchoutenWillem Cornelisz Schouten was a Dutch navigator for the Dutch East India Company. He was the first to sail the Cape Horn route to the Pacific Ocean.- Biography :Willem Cornelisz Schouten was born in c...
(ca. 1567–1625), a Dutch navigator of the Dutch East India Company - Willem de KooningWillem de KooningWillem de Kooning was a Dutch American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands....
, Abstract expressionist painter - Willem de SitterWillem de SitterWillem de Sitter was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer.-Life and work:Born in Sneek, De Sitter studied mathematics at the University of Groningen and then joined the Groningen astronomical laboratory. He worked at the Cape Observatory in South Africa...
(1872–1934), a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer - Willem de VlaminghWillem de VlaminghWillem Hesselsz de Vlamingh was a Dutch sea-captain who explored the central west coast of Australia in the late 17th century.- Vlamingh and the VOC :...
(1640–ca. 1698), a Dutch sea-captain and explorer of Australia - Willem DafoeWillem DafoeWillem Dafoe is an American film, stage, and voice actor, and a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group...
(b. 1955), American actor - Willem DreesWillem DreesWillem Drees was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 7, 1948 until December 22, 1958....
(1886–1988), Dutch politician - Willem DrostWillem DrostWillem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker of history paintings and portraits who died young.-Biography:...
(1633–1659), a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker - Willem EinthovenWillem EinthovenWillem Einthoven was a Dutch doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiogram in 1903 and received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1924 for it....
(1860–1927), a Dutch doctor, physiologist, and inventor of the electrocardiogram - Willem ElsschotWillem ElsschotWillem Elsschot , was a Flemish writer and poet . A few of his works have been translated into English.-Life:...
(1882–1960), a Flemish writer and poet (pseudonym of Alfons-Jozef De Ridder) - Willem EndstraWillem EndstraWillem Alexander Arnold Peter Minne Endstra was a Dutch real estate trader.Endstra started his own business, Convoy Vastgoed BV, in 1987 after having worked in his parents' real estate business and studying law at the Vrije Universiteit.In 1992 Endstra was investigated for allegedly using his...
(1953–2004), a Dutch real estate trader - Willem Frederik HermansWillem Frederik HermansWillem Frederik Hermans was a Dutch author. He is considered one of the three most important authors in the Netherlands in the postwar period, along with Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve...
(1921–1995), a Dutch author - Willem HolleederWillem HolleederWillem Frederik Holleeder is perhaps one of the best known Dutch criminals. In 2007 he was sentenced to nine years in prison for several counts of extortion, including the extortion of Willem Endstra, who was murdered in 2004 after falling-out with Holleeder. He is currently serving his sentence...
(b. 1958), Dutch criminal involved in the kidnapping of Heineken president Freddy Heineken - Willem HondiusWillem HondiusWillem Hondius or Willem Hondt was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and painter.-Life:...
or Willem Hondt (1598–ca. 1652), a Dutch engraver, cartographer and painter - Willem Hubert van BlijenburghWillem Hubert van BlijenburghWillem Hubert van Blijenburgh was a Dutch fencer. He won three bronze medals.-References:...
(1881–1936), a Dutch Olympic fencer - Willem Jacob LuytenWillem Jacob LuytenWillem Jacob Luyten was a Dutch-American astronomer.-Life:Jacob Luyten was born in Semarang, Java, at the time part of the Dutch East Indies. His mother was Cornelia M. Francken and his father Jacob Luyten, a French teacher.At the age of 11 he observed Halley's comet, which started his...
(1899–1994), Dutch-American astronomer - Willem Jacob 's GravesandeWillem 's GravesandeWillem Jacob 's Gravesande was a Dutch philosopher and mathematician.-Life:Born in 's-Hertogenbosch, he studied law in Leiden and wrote a thesis on suicide. He was praised by John Bernoulli when he published his book Essai de perspective. In 1715, he visited London and King George I. He became a...
(1688–1742), a Dutch philosopher and mathematician - Willem JanssenWillem JanssenWillem Janssen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Twente, as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Nijmegen, Janssen made his professional debut for VVV-Venlo in the 2004-05 season, before signing for Roda JC in 2007....
(b. 1984), a Dutch footballer - Willem JanszoonWillem JanszoonWillem Janszoon , Dutch navigator and colonial governor, is probably the first European known to have seen the coast of Australia. His name is sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz....
(ca. 1570–1630), Dutch navigator and colonial governor - Willem Johan KolffWillem Johan KolffWillem Johan "Pim" Kolff was a pioneer of hemodialysis as well as in the field of artificial organs. Willem is a member of the Kolff family, an old Dutch patrician family. He made his major discoveries in the field of dialysis for kidney failure during the Second World War...
(1911–2009), inventor of the artificial kidney - Willem KesWillem KesWillem Kes , was a Dutch conductor and violinist.He was the first principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, holding that position from 1888 to 1895. He left the Concertgebouw Orchestra to take up a conducting post with the Scottish Orchestra in Glasgow...
(1856–1934), Dutch conductor and violinist - Willem KalfWillem Kalf- Life and work :Willem Kalf was born in Rotterdam, in 1619. He was previously thought to have been born in 1622, but H. E. van Gelder’s important archival research has established the painter’s correct place and date of birth. Kalf was born into a prosperous patrician family in Rotterdam, where...
(1619–1693), a Dutch Golden Age painter, art dealer, and appraiser - Willem KieftWillem KieftWillem Kieft was a Dutch merchant and director-general of New Netherland , from 1638 until 1647. He formed the council of twelve men, the first representative body in New Netherland, but ignored its advice...
(1597–1647), a Dutch merchant and director-general of New Netherland - Willem KloosWillem KloosWillem Johannes Theodorus Kloos was a Dutch poet and literary critic, and is widely considered one of the great writers of the Dutch language....
(1859–1938), a Dutch poet and literary critic - Willem KonjoreWillem KonjoreWillem Konjore is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Konjore was appointed as Minister of Environment and Tourism in 2005. He was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia beginning with the Constituent Assembly in 1989 and ending following the election of the 5th National Assembly in...
(b. 1945), a Namibian politician - Willem Marinus DudokWillem Marinus DudokWillem Marinus Dudok , was a Dutch modernist architect, best known for the brick Hilversum City Hall....
(1884–1974), a Dutch modernist architect - Willem MarisWillem MarisWillem Maris was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School.Willem was the third in a family of five children. His two brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris preceded him as painters...
(1844–1910), a Dutch landscape painter - Willem MeijerWillem MeijerWillem 'Wim' Meijer was a Dutch botanist and plant collector.-Background and education:Meijer was born in 1923 in The Hague, Netherlands. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 1951...
(1923–2003), a Dutch botanist and plant collector - Willem MengelbergWillem MengelbergJoseph Willem Mengelberg was a Dutch conductor, famous for his performances of Mahler and Strauss with the Concertgebouw Orchestra.- Biography :...
(1871–1951), a Dutch conductor - Willem MonsWillem MonsWillem Mons was the brother of Peter the Great's long-time mistress Anna Mons, who later served as private secretary to his wife Catherine....
(1688–1724), brother of Peter the Great's mistress Anna Mons and secretary to Catherine - Willem OltmansWillem OltmansWillem Leonard Oltmans was a Dutch investigative journalist and author who did not hesitate to pro-actively intervene in international politics....
(1925–2004), a Dutch journalist - Willem Pieterszoon BuytewechWillem Pieterszoon BuytewechWillem Pieterszoon Buytewech was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Golden Age. He is often considered the "inventor" of Dutch genre painting. For his preference of irony, his contemporaries named him “Gheestige Willem” .-Life:Buytewech was born and died in Rotterdam...
(1591—1624), a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher - Willem PijperWillem PijperWillem Pijper ; Zeist, 8 September 1894 - Utrecht, 18 March 1947) was a Dutch composer, music critic and music teacher.-Life:Pijper was born at Zeist, near Utrecht, on 8 September 1894 of strict Calvinist working-class parents. His father, who sometimes played psalm accompaniments on the harmonium,...
(1894–1947), a Dutch composer, music critic, and music teacher - Willem RoelofsWillem RoelofsWillem Roelofs was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. Roelofs was one of the forerunners of the Dutch Revival art, after the Romantic Classicism of the beginning of the 19th century, which led to the formation of The Hague school.Willem Roelofs was born in...
(1822–1897), a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman - Willem SandbergWillem SandbergJonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg known as Willem Sandberg was a Dutch typographer and museum curator.He was born in Amersfoort, Holland in 1897 and studied art in Amsterdam. He became a follower of the Mazdaznan movement. As a young man he travelled, serving as an apprentice to a...
(1897–1984), a Dutch typographer and museum curator - Willem SassenWillem SassenWilhelmus Antonius Sassen was a Dutch collaborator, Nazi journalist and a member of the Waffen-SS, where he had the rank of Untersturmführer corresponding to lieutenant. He became widely known around 1960 as the interviewer of Adolf Eichmann.- Private biography, family :Willem Sassen was born in...
(1918–2002), Dutch Nazi collaborator, Waffen-SS officer and journalist - Willem SiebenhaarWillem SiebenhaarWillem Siebenhaar was a social activist and writer in Western Australia from the 1890s until he left Australia in 1924. His literary contributions and opposition to policies such as conscription were his most notable contributions to the history of the state.-Biography:Siebenhaar was born in The...
(1863–1936), a Dutch-Australian social activist and writer - Willem SurenhuisWillem SurenhuisWillem Surenhuis was a Dutch Christian scholar of Hebrew, known for his Latin translation of the Mishnah, the first of the complete work. It was published from 1698 to 1703. The son of a German-born minister, he studied at the University of Groningen, and later taught in Amsterdam..-Notes:...
(ca. 1664–1729), a Dutch Christian scholar - Willem UsselincxWillem UsselincxWillem Usselincx was a Flemish merchant, investor and diplomat who was instrumental in drawing both Dutch and Swedish attention to the importance of the New World...
(1567–1647), a Flemish merchant, investor and diplomat - Willem van AelstWillem van AelstWillem van Aelst was a Dutch artist who specialized in still-life painting with flowers or game.-Biography:...
(1627–1683), a Dutch still-life artist - Willem Van BiljonWillem Van BiljonWillem van Biljon is an entrepreneur and technologist born, raised and educated in South Africa. Willem graduated from the University of Cape Town with a degree in Computer Science....
(b. 1961), South African entrepreneur and technologist - Willem van de Velde the ElderWillem van de Velde the ElderWillem van de Velde the Elder was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter.-Biographical Outline:Willem van de Velde, known as the Elder, a marine draughtsman and painter, was born in Leiden, the son of a Flemish skipper, Willem Willemsz. van de Velde, and is commonly said to have been bred to the sea...
(ca. 1611–1693), a Dutch painter - Willem van de Velde the YoungerWillem van de Velde the YoungerWillem van de Velde the Younger was a Dutch marine painter.-Biography:Willem van de Velde was baptised on 18 December 1633 in Leiden, Holland, Dutch Republic....
(1633–1707), a Dutch marine painter, son of above - Willem van HanegemWillem van HanegemWillem "Wim" van Hanegem is a Dutch football player and coach born in Breskens, Zeeland. In a playing career spanning over 20 years he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as two UEFA trophies, all with Feyenoord. He was also a finalist in the FIFA World Cup 1974...
(b. 1944), a Dutch football player and coach - Willem van MierisWillem van MierisWillem van Mieris was a Dutch painter. He was a son of Frans van Mieris sr. and brother of Jan van Mieris....
(1662–1747), a Dutch painter - Willem van OtterlooWillem van OtterlooJan Willem van Otterloo was a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer.-Biography:Van Otterloo was born in Winterswijk, Gelderland, in the Netherlands, the son of William Frederik van Otterloo, a railway inspector, and his wife Anna Catharina Enderlé...
(1907–1978), a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer - Willem VerhulstWillem VerhulstWillem Verhulst was the second director of the Dutch West India Company. In 1625, Verhulst oversaw the decision to locate the company's main fortress and town on the tip of Manhattan Island in the colony of New Netherland. The settlement, which was given the name New Amsterdam, was the first...
(ca. 1625), the second director of the Dutch West India Company - Willem VerstegenWillem VerstegenWillem Verstegen was a merchant in service of the Dutch East India Company and chief trader of factory in Dejima.- Life :...
(ca. 1612—1659), merchant of the Dutch East India Company and chief of factory in Deshima - Willem Willink (1750–1841), a wealthy Amsterdam merchant
- Willem WilminkWillem WilminkWillem Wilmink was a Dutch poet and writer. He was best known for his the large number of songs he wrote for popular children programs....
(1936–2003), a Dutch poet and writer - Willem WissingWillem WissingWillem Wissing, also known as William Wissing , was a Dutch portrait artist.He was born in either Amsterdam or The Hague, and studied at The Hague under Willem Doudijns and Arnoldus van Ravestyn . In 1676, he moved to England, where he studied with and assisted Peter Lely...
(1656–1687), a Dutch portrait artist - Willem WitsenWillem WitsenWillem Witsen was a Dutch painter and photographer.Witsen was born in a wealthy ruling-class family, dating back to the governing families of the 17th century, of whom Cornelis Jan Witsen and his son Nicolaes Witsen were members. He studied at academies in Amsterdam and Antwerp...
(1860–1923), a Dutch painter and photographer
Middle name
- Evert Willem BethEvert Willem BethEvert Willem Beth was a Dutch philosopher and logician, whose work principally concerned the foundations of mathematics.- Biography :...
(1908–1964), a Dutch philosopher and logician - Pieter Willem BothaPieter Willem BothaPieter Willem Botha , commonly known as "P. W." and Die Groot Krokodil , was the prime minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive state president from 1984 to 1989.First elected to Parliament in 1948, Botha was for eleven years head of the Afrikaner National Party and the...
(1916–2006), former prime minister and president of South Africa - Schalk Willem BurgerSchalk Willem BurgerSchalk Willem Burger was a South African military leader, lawyer, and statesman, and was acting President of the South African Republic from 1900 to 1902, whilst Paul Kruger was in exile.-Military service:...
(1852–1918), a South African military leader, lawyer, and statesman - Herman Willem DaendelsHerman Willem DaendelsHerman Willem Daendels was a Dutch politician who served as the 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies between 1808 and 1811....
(1762–1818), 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies - Jan Willem JanssensJan Willem JanssensJonkheer Jan Willem Janssens GCMWO was a Dutch nobleman, soldier and statesman who served both as the governor-general of the Cape Colony and Dutch East Indies.-Early life:...
(1762–1838), a Dutch nobleman, soldier and statesman - Frederik Willem de Klerk (b. 1936), State President of South Africa
- Pieter Willem KorthalsPieter Willem KorthalsPieter Willem Korthals was a Dutch botanist. Korthals was the official botanist with the Dutch East India Service from 1831 to 1836....
(1807–1892), a Dutch botanist - Hendrik Willem Lenstra, Jr.Hendrik LenstraHendrik Willem Lenstra, Jr. is a Dutch mathematician.-Biography:Lenstra received his doctorate from the University of Amsterdam in 1977 and became a professor there in 1978...
(b. 1949), a Dutch mathematician - Hendrik Willem van LoonHendrik Willem van LoonHendrik Willem van Loon was a Dutch-American historian and journalist.-Life:He was born in Rotterdam, the son of Hendrik Willem van Loon and Elisabeth Johanna Hanken. He went to the United States in 1902 to study at Cornell University, receiving his degree in 1905...
(1882–1944), a Dutch-American historian and journalist
Surname
- Christophe WillemChristophe WillemChristophe Willem , born on 3 August 1983 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, is a French singer and the winner of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star in 2006.-Early life:...
, contemporary French singer nicknamed 'The Turtle' (La Tortue) - Jean-Pierre WillemJean-Pierre WillemJean-Pierre Willem, born 24 May 1938 at Sedan , is a physician and founder of Médecins Aux Pieds Nus. He led numerous humanitarian missions to help victims of catastrophes and conflicts...
, founder of Medecins Aux Pieds Nus translatable as Barefoot Doctors