Will

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Will is a common shortened form of the given name William, frequently used as a familiar or informal first name.


Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
hypocorism
category English masculine given names
Hypocorisms
commonIn Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
derivesFrom Germanic given name Wilhelm
etymologicalRoot elements meaning "will, desire" and "helmet, protection" via William
language English
nameType masculine
oftenPerceivedAs casual
friendly
relatedName Bill
Bill
surface form: Billy

Liam
William
Willy
surface form: Willie

Willy
shortFormOf William
spellingVariantOf Wills (as surname-related nickname)
usageType familiar
informal
usedAs first name
usedFor informal address of people named William

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Will Firth givenName Will
Will Packer givenName Will
Guglielmo hasCognate Will
Willson hasComponent Will
Willem hasShortForm Will
Bill hasVariant Will
William hasVariant Will
Willis relatedName Will
Willy relatedName Will
Wilfred shortForm Will