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Vilis
Boy NameLatvian Origin
Meaning
Latvian form of WILLIAM.
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Vilis Hāzners
Vilis Arveds Hāzners (1905-1989) was an officer in the Latvian army and Latvian Legion, and a recipient of the Nazi German Ehrenblattspange des Heeres.
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