Wilhelm
pronunciation
How to pronounce Wilhelm in British English:
UK [ˈvilhelm,ˈwil-]
How to pronounce Wilhelm in American English:
US [ˈvɪlhɛlm]
Word Origin
- Wilhelm
- German form of William (q.v.). Fem. form is Wilhelmina. Wilhelmine (adj.) is "pertaining to the reign of Wilhelm II," emperor of Germany 1888-1918. Berlin's Wilhelmstrasse was the pre-1945 headquarters of the German foreign office, hence used metonymically for "German foreign policy" (compare Quai d'Orsay).
Example
- 1. Wilhelm , would you do me a favor ?
- 2. Mr wilhelm is inviting everybody to join a zero-sum world of beggar-my-neighbour policies in which every country tries to grab market share from the rest .
- 3. Some of wall street 's most highly paid traders and deal advisers are likely flee to smaller hedge funds and boutique advisers such as like bruce wasserstein 's lazard ltd.and evercore partners , mr. wilhelm says .