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A family name among the Mennonites of Prussian background, Willms (Willems, Willm, Willmsen, Wilms, Willemsen, Wilhelm) is derived from the Dutch Christian name Willem (William). It is found in the [[Church Records|church records]] of Danzig (1690), [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]], [[Ladekopp (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Ladekopp]], [[Rosenort Mennonite Church (Rosenort, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Rosenort]], [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]], [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]], [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]], [[Montau (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Montau-Gruppe]], [[Schönsee (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Schönsee]], [[Tragheimerweide (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tragheimerweide]], and [[Deutsch-Kazun (Poland)|Kazun]]. From [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] and [[Prussia|Prussia]] the name spread to [[Russia|Russia]] and North and [[South America|South America]]. The name is also found in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] but is not common among Mennonites there. In 1723 Albert Willems from Holland, with [[Derks, Alle (1670-1733) |Alle Derks]], visited the Prussian Mennonites. Among the Mennonites in Russia bearing the name were Peter Willms of [[Halbstadt (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt]], [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna]], the owner of a starch factory, and Heinrich Willms of Halbstad, Molotschna, the owner of three large flour mills with an annual turnover of $500,000. H. J. Willms was in the administration of [[Concordia Hospital (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Concordia Hospital]], Winnipeg.

= Bibliography =
Reimer, Gustav E. <em>Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten</em>. Weierhof, 1940: 120.

Schröder, H. H. <em>Russlanddeutsche Friesen</em>. Döllstadt, 1936: 99.

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 A family name among the Mennonites of Prussian background, Willms (Willems, Willm, Willmsen, Wilms, Willemsen, Wilhelm) is derived from the Dutch Christian name Willem (William). It is found in the [[Church Records|church records]] of Danzig (1690), [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]], [[Ladekopp (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Ladekopp]], [[Rosenort Mennonite Church (Rosenort, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Rosenort]], [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]], [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]], [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]], [[Montau (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Montau-Gruppe]], [[Schönsee (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Schönsee]], [[Tragheimerweide (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tragheimerweide]], and [[Deutsch-Kazun (Poland)|Kazun]]. From [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] and [[Prussia|Prussia]] the name spread to [[Russia|Russia]] and North and [[South America|South America]]. The name is also found in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] but is not common among Mennonites there. In 1723 Albert Willems from Holland, with [[Derks, Alle (1670-1733) |Alle Derks]], visited the Prussian Mennonites. Among the Mennonites in Russia bearing the name were Peter Willms of [[Halbstadt (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt]], [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna]], the owner of a starch factory, and Heinrich Willms of Halbstad, Molotschna, the owner of three large flour mills with an annual turnover of $500,000. H. J. Willms was in the administration of [[Concordia Hospital (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Concordia Hospital]], Winnipeg.
 = Bibliography =
 Reimer, Gustav E. <em>Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten</em>. Weierhof, 1940: 120.
 Schröder, H. H. <em>Russlanddeutsche Friesen</em>. Döllstadt, 1936: 99.
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