William

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William is a common masculine given name of Germanic origin, widely used in English-speaking countries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
William canonical 2,408
William Alexander 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
category English masculine given names
Germanic given names
cognate Willem
surface form: Guglielmo

Guillaume
Guillermo
Willem
surface form: Wilhelm

Willem
derivedFrom Willem
surface form: Willahelm
diminutive Bill
surface form: Billy

Willy
etymologicalComponent helm
wil
gender masculine
hasNameDayInSomeTraditions January 10
hasOrigin Germanic languages
Old High German
hasVariant Bill
Bill
surface form: Billy

Willem
surface form: Guglielmo

Guillaume
Guillermo
Liam
Willem
surface form: Vilhelm

Wilhelm Bittrich
surface form: Wilhelm

Will
Willem
Willy
historicalPopularity medieval England
introducedToEnglandBy Normans
isCommonIn Australia
Canada
English-speaking countries
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
languageOfUse Dutch
English
French
German
Scandinavian languages
meaning desire
helmet
protection
will
shortForm Bill
Liam
Will
usageType first name

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2,409)

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

Stanley Baker givenName William
Lord Holford givenName William
W. F. Harvey givenName William
William Shelley givenName William
Billy Paultz givenName William
Westmoreland givenName William
subject surface form: William Westmoreland
Forney givenName William
subject surface form: William H. Forney
Chicken Wolf givenName William
William Turner hasGivenName William
William Nott givenName William
William Langer givenName William
William Wendt givenName William
Billy De Wolfe givenName William
W. H. Davies givenName William
Will Champion givenName William
Boz Scaggs givenName William
Sam Claflin portrayed William
William Prager hasGivenName William
William Greene givenName William
subject surface form: William Greene (Rhode Island governor, born 1695)
William Greene givenName William
subject surface form: William Greene (Rhode Island governor, born 1731)
William Greene givenName William
subject surface form: William Greene (economist)
William Greene givenName William
subject surface form: William Greene (poet)
William Greene givenName William
subject surface form: William Greene (Irish politician)
William Greene givenName William
Bill Rodgers givenName William
Bill Rodgers hasGivenName William
Billy hasDiminutiveFormOf William
Billy relatedName William
Billy shortFormOf William
Will Carling givenName William
Bill Travers givenName William
Hillenbrand givenName William
subject surface form: William J. Hillenbrand
Guglielmino correspondsTo William
William Iron Arm givenName William
Bill Peet givenName William
William Mills givenName William
subject surface form: William Mills (British politician)