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William

William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066, and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy or Willie, Bill, Billie and Billy.

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Gender
Male
Language
Norman French, & Germanic languages
Meaning
"Vehement protector"
Name day
October 28
Nicknames
Liam · Bill · Billy · Willie or Willy
Popularity
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Etymology

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William

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Edges118
Triples239
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Variants · 169
William → Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Aragonese, Armenian, Assyrian, Awilemam, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Billem, Breton, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Cuglierme, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto
related to Etymology · 23
William → Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Both, By, Central French, Conqueror, English, German, Guillaume, Medieval Latin, Medieval Latin Willelmus, Norman, Old Norman Williame, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Rou, The, The Proto-Germanic, Vilhjalmr, Wace's Roman, West Germanic
related to history · 18
William → Anglo-Norman, England, English, Germanic, Henry, Hroðgar, Hrēodbeorht, Norman, Normans, Old French, Reedbart, Richard, Robert, Roger, The, The English, Wilkin/Wilkins, Will
see also · 8
William → All, Bill, Billy, King William, Prince William, Saint William, Wilhelm, WilliamWilliams
Related names · 7
William → Guglielmo, Guilherme, Guillaume, Guillermo, Gwilym, Wilhelm, Willian
Nicknames · 4
William → Bill, Billy, Liam, Willie or Willy
is a · 2
William → back-borrowing from Old Norman Williame, masculine given name of Germanic origin
Gender · 1
William → Male
Language · 1
William → Norman French, & Germanic languages
Meaning · 1
William → "Vehement protector"

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name norman english popular conquest include germanic wilhelm origin willie french liam latin bill billy form guillaume england also became

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WilliamGenderMale1.00infobox
WilliamLanguageNorman French, & Germanic languages1.00infobox
WilliamMeaning"Vehement protector"1.00infobox
WilliamName dayOctober 281.00infobox
WilliamNicknamesLiam1.00infobox
WilliamNicknamesBill1.00infobox
WilliamNicknamesBilly1.00infobox
WilliamNicknamesWillie or Willy1.00infobox
WilliamPopularitysee popular names1.00infobox
WilliamPronunciation/wɪljəm/1.00infobox
WilliamRegion of originNorthern Europe1.00infobox
WilliamRelated namesWilhelm1.00infobox
WilliamRelated namesGuillaume1.00infobox
WilliamRelated namesWillian1.00infobox
WilliamRelated namesGuillermo1.00infobox
WilliamRelated namesGuglielmo1.00infobox
WilliamRelated namesGuilherme1.00infobox
WilliamRelated namesGwilym1.00infobox
Williamis amasculine given name of Germanic origin0.90text
Williamis aback-borrowing from Old Norman Williame0.90text

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