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Meaning of the nameWuillian

Wuillian 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 Wuillian is a spelling.

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

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People (2022)
729
Rank in Brazil
#10,311
Median age
26 years
2010 Census
1,129
people

Wuillian in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Wuillian, 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 (267 people).

0 women 720 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 Wuillian is most common

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

  1. Paraná 0.001%
  2. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1970.000%
Paraná1080.001%
Rio Grande do Sul980.001%
Santa Catarina800.001%
Minas Gerais520.000%
Rio de Janeiro340.000%
Mato Grosso300.001%
Bahia220.000%
Goiás190.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul150.001%

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

The spelling Wuillian

Combines the initial W and U with the LL of William.

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 Wuillian

What does the name Wuillian mean?

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

How many people are named Wuillian in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 729 people with the first name Wuillian, which ranks it number 10,311 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Wuillian is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 720 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Wuillian?

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

In which Brazilian state is Wuillian most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Wuillian (108 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Wuillian?

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

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