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Meaning of the nameUilian

Uilian is a spelling of the name Willian, which means “'will' + 'helmet', from Germanic Willahelm”.

Meaning

“'will' + 'helmet', from Germanic Willahelm”

Meaning of the name Willian, of which Uilian is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: William (English) · Behind the Name: William

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People (2022)
2,662
Rank in Brazil
#4,227
Median age
31 years
2010 Census
4,500
people

Uilian in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Uilian, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,010 people).

36 women 2,626 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Uilian is most common

States with the highest share of people named Uilian in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.006%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia8720.006%
Rio Grande do Sul4100.004%
São Paulo3500.001%
Minas Gerais1870.001%
Rio de Janeiro1740.001%
Santa Catarina1300.002%
Paraná1020.001%
Rondônia900.006%
Goiás690.001%
Mato Grosso440.001%
Espírito Santo350.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul250.001%
Acre250.003%
Pernambuco240.000%
Distrito Federal190.001%
Maranhão180.000%
Pará170.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Uilian

Replaces the initial W with U, which reproduces the sound; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has its own entry for Uilian.

About the name Willian

Behind the Name lists Willian and Wilian as Brazilian forms of William, and Wiktionary gives William in Portuguese as a borrowing from English, an etymological doublet of Guilherme, with Willian among the alternative forms. William comes from the Germanic Willahelm, formed from words for 'will' and 'helmet'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 161,526 people named Willian, with more records among people born in the 1990s. Wilian, Uilian, Wuilian, Willyan and Wuillian write the Brazilian pronunciation of the name with W, U or Y.

Other spellings of Willian

SpellingPeople (2022)
Willian161,526
Wilian63,757
Willyan2,943
Uilian2,662
Wuilian1,122
Wuillian729

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: William (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: William (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: William · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Willian · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Uilian · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Uilian

What does the name Uilian mean?

Uilian means “'will' + 'helmet', from Germanic Willahelm”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Willian, of which Uilian is a spelling.

How many people are named Uilian in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,662 people with the first name Uilian, which ranks it number 4,227 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Uilian a boy's or a girl's name?

Uilian is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 2,626 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Uilian?

Uilian is a name of Germanic and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Uilian most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Uilian (872 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Uilian?

Willian, Wilian, Willyan, Wuilian and Wuillian. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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