Willen

See also: willen

English

Alternative forms

• Wilen

Etymology

• As a German surname, spelling variant of Wille.
• As a Dutch surname, from Willin, related to Wilhelm.

Proper noun

Willen (plural Willens)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Willen is the 33596^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 678 individuals. Willen is most common among White (95.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Willen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪlən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪlən
• Hyphenation: Wil‧len

Noun

Willen m (strong, genitive Willens, plural Willen)

1. Alternative form of Wille (“will”)

Usage notes

The plural is rarely used.

Declension

Declension of Willen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Willen	die	Willen
genitive	eines	des	Willens	der	Willen
dative	einem	dem	Willen	den	Willen
accusative	einen	den	Willen	die	Willen

Related terms

• Widerwillen

Noun

Willen

1. inflection of Wille:
   1. dative/accusative singular
   2. all-case plural

Further reading

• “Willen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Willen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon