Erik von Willebrand yana nufin sunan mutum kuma ba shi da ma'anar ƙamus. Duk da haka, "von Willebrand" kalma ce ta likitanci mai suna bayan Dr. Erik Adolf von Willebrand, wani likita dan kasar Finland wanda ya fara bayyana cutar zubar jini da aka gada da ake kira von Willebrand disease (VWD). VWD wata cuta ce da ke shafar karfin jini na toshewar jini yadda ya kamata, wanda ke haifar da zubar jini da yawa da kuma kumbura.