William

Etymology
From Willame: <  Willahelm: from willo: + helm:.

Proper noun

 * 1)  popular since the Norman Conquest.
 * 2) * 1605 William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, 1870, p.98:
 * This name hath been most common in England since King William the Conquerour,insomuch that upon a festival day in the Court of King Henry the Second, when Sir William Saint-John, and Sir William Fitz-Hamon, especial Officers, had commanded that none but of the name of William should dine in the great Chamber with them, they were accompanied with a hundred and twenty Williams.
 * 1) * 2004 Christopher Wood, California, Here I Am, TwentyFirst Century Publishers Ltd, ISBN 1904433219, page29-30:
 * By the same token I should probably have called myself 'Bill'. With a name like William you have choices. Very handy for us chameleons. 'William' is stern and dignified. A little austere and unapproachable. He conquers things. It is what my mother calls me when she is angry with me.

Derived terms

 * Bill
 * Billie
 * Billy
 * Liam


 * Will
 * Wills
 * Willie
 * Willy*


 * Billie
 * Minnie
 * Wilhelmina


 * Williamina
 * Willie Mae
 * Wilma

Translations

 * Arabic: ويليام
 * Aragonese: Guillén
 * Bengali: উইলিয়াম
 * Breton: Gwilherm
 * Bulgarian: Уилям
 * Catalan: Guillem
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 威廉
 * Cornish: Wella
 * Croatian: Vilim
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian:
 * Faroese:
 * Finnish:, (of historical persons)
 * French:
 * Galician: Guillerme
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hawaiian: ,
 * Hebrew: ווילהלם
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:


 * Irish: Uilliam, Liam
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ウィリアム
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: Viljams
 * Lithuanian:
 * Low Saxon: Willem, Wilm
 * Macedonian: Вилијам
 * Norman: Dgillaume
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan: Guilhèm
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: Вильгельм, Уильям, Вильям
 * Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam
 * Slovak: Viliam
 * Slovene: Viljem
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil:
 * Ukrainian: Вільгельм
 * Welsh: Gwilym, Gwillim

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
, though ultimately of origin.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Proper noun


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