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Meaning of the nameWuilian

Wuilian 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 Wuilian is a spelling.

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

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People (2022)
1,122
Rank in Brazil
#7,650
Median age
27 years
2010 Census
2,087
people

Wuilian in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Wuilian, 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 (395 people).

0 women 1,110 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 Wuilian is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3250.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1300.001%
Santa Catarina1220.002%
Paraná1190.001%
Minas Gerais880.000%
Rio de Janeiro600.000%
Bahia450.000%
Mato Grosso300.001%
Goiás260.000%
Espírito Santo250.001%
Pará220.000%
Maranhão200.000%
Pernambuco150.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul150.001%
Rondônia150.001%

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

The spelling Wuilian

Writes the sound with W and U together.

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 Wuilian

What does the name Wuilian mean?

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

How many people are named Wuilian in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,122 people with the first name Wuilian, which ranks it number 7,650 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Wuilian is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,110 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Wuilian?

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

In which Brazilian state is Wuilian most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Wuilian (122 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Wuilian?

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

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