Willi name meaning
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What does Willi mean?
Origin of Unorthodox Willi is in Old High German and Germanic is predominantly used in Norwegian, Danish, German, English, Finnish and Swedish, meaning of Willi is "Will, Desire, Helmet or Protection" is a gender insensitive name .
Willi is short form of William. William is derivative of Guillaume. Also William is English form of Wilhelm. Origin of Offbeat William is in Germanic and Old High German, meaning of William is "Will and Helmet, Valley and Resolute Protector".
Willi is German form of Names Containing the Name Element Vill.
How do I pronounce Willi?
wi(l)-li is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Willi.
Variants of Willi
Wili, Wiley, Villa, Willy, Ville, Whiley, Sevilla, Wille
How popular is the name Willi?
Willi is a unique baby name in France, it had been in use since 1902 and was last seen in 2009, during its 45 years of usage, it was able to reach the top 300 names.
In 1941, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 216 on boy names chart when 32 babies were named Willi. There are over 291 babies that have been given the name Willi in France.
Willi is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 23 years of usage and 144 bearers, the name could just made to the top 2642 names in 1958 before vanishing in 2008.
Over 144 babies in United States have been named Willi.
However things change on global perspective, Willi is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 400 have the name.
Also the baby name is popular in Switzerland. As per our evaluation, over 330000 babies have been bestowed Willi around the globe.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11034 | 6 |
| 2007 | 12362 | 5 |
| 2002 | 10666 | 5 |
| 1996 | 9013 | 5 |
| 1993 | 8698 | 5 |
| 1992 | 6671 | 7 |
| 1987 | 6952 | 5 |
| 1986 | 6718 | 5 |
| 1978 | 4551 | 7 |
| 1972 | 4988 | 5 |
Facts
Willi in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 93 | 100 | 88 | 68 |
 | 117 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
 | 51 | 241 | 88 | -85 |
 | 21 | 47 | 88 | -85 |
 | 166 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
Here's what numbers has to say about Willi
Relax, no one is forcing you to do things as other people do it. You are also the craziest, most determinate and strong-willed one in your surroundings. Think and give yourself some space to reconsider your actions and decisions. You believe that what you give is what you will receive. You don't get attracted by people who don't have a purpose in life or a reason to wake up in the morning. You can't stand watching innocent souls suffering because of the cruelty of humanity.
Go through the following names similar to Willi
- Eleonor - Popular girl name Eleonor came from Old Greek and Old Provençal is used in Spanish, Danish and English languages. Eleonor is equivalent of Eleanor in Spanish and English languages. Also Eleonor is Spanish form of Helen. Also Eleonor is equivalent of Eléonore in Nordic language
- Urania - Far-out and Perpetual Uranias origin is Old Greek and Greek is used as a gender insensitive name, meaning of Urania is "Personification of the Sky, Heavenly or Blind" is majorly used in Swedish, English and Danish
- Hieronymus came from Old Greek, meaning of Hieronymus is "Holy Name or Sacred Name" used in English and German is a baby boy name
- Jannina - Offbeat girl name Jannina means "Variant of Jeannine or Yahweh is Gracious" is prevalently used in Norwegian and Swedish
- Nipa means Name of a Flower, Stream or One who Watches over used for both boys and girls which is used in Tamil and Finnish is originated from Indian-Todas
Famous people named Willi
- Willi Ritschard, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
- Willi Dansgaard, Danish paleoclimatologist
- Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor
- Willi Resetarits, Dr
- Willi Piecyk, German politician and
- Willi Münzenberg, communist political activist
- Willi Graf, Roman Catholic member of the White Rose resistance group
- Willi Apel, German-American musicologist and noted author of a number of books devoted to music
- Willi Gutmann, notable Swiss sculptor
- Willi Brase, German politician and member of the SPD
- Willi A. Kalender, German Medical Physicist and Professor and Chairman of the Institute of Medical Physics of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Willi Weber, former manager of German racing drivers including seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher
- Willi Schneider, Austrian medium exposed as a fraud
- Willi Behnisch, Argentine cinematographer, film director
- Willi Baumeister, German painter, scenic designer, art professor
- Willi Kreikemeyer, German labourer and a Communist
- Willi Brandt, German composer and trumpet virtuoso
- Willi Bartholomae, German rower
- Willi Bredel, German writer and president of the DDR Academy of Arts
- Willi Heidel, Romanian field handball player of German origin
- Willi Jutzi, German soldier during World War II stationed in Gardermoen
- Willi Hofmann, Swiss bobsledder
- Willi Schneider, German skeleton racer
- Willi Hennig, German biologist
- Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer who, along with Tom Hornbein
- Willi Stoph, East German politician
- Willi Heeks, racing driver from Germany
- Willi Smith, American fashion designer
- Willi Heinrich, German author
- Willi Plett, Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger
- Willi Bars, former German footballer
- Willi Wülbeck, retired German middle-distance runner
- Willi Krakau, racing driver from Germany
- Willi Lippens, former German-Dutch football player
- Willi Landgraf, retired German footballer
- Willi One Blood, reggae singer and actor
- Willi Steffen, Swiss international footballer
- Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer best
- Willi Holdorf, retired West German athlete
- Willi Neuberger, German former professional football defender
- Willi Schulz, German former international footballer
- Willi Frommelt, former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein
- Willi Giesemann, former German football player
- Willi Koslowski, former German football player
- Willi Williams, Jamaican reggae and dub musician and producer
- Willi Schröder, German footballer
- Willi Worpitzky, German amateur football player and coach
- Willi Reimann, retired German football player and manager
- Willi Kirschner, Romanian male handball player
- Willi Horn was a German sportsman who competed in Canoeing in the form of calm waters.
- Willi Ackermann acted in movie Wachtmeister Studer
- In 1921 film, Der kleine Muck, Willi Allen portrayed Der kleine Muck.
- In 1940, Willi Forst portrayed the role of Franz Jauner in musical movie Operette.
- In 1960, Willi Narloch portrayed the role of Mettlebauer Gepfert in flick Was wäre, wenn...?.
- Willi Schaeffers played crucial character of Giesecke, Trikotagenfabrikant in 1935 musical flick Im weißen Rößl.
- Willi Thomczyk, from 2002 comedy movie Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht, who played Horst.
- Willi Wacker-Lampl characterized the main role of Sohn Janson in 1919 comedy, crime film Um hunderttausend Mark.
Lists having Willi
- Boys names beginning with W
- Girls names beginning with W
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- German Baby Names
- Danish Baby Names
- Finnish Baby Names
- Norwegian Baby Names
- Swedish Baby Names
- Boy names that starts with Wil
- Baby Names that mean Desire
- Baby Names that mean Helmet
- Baby Names that mean Protection
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004