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

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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

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Referenced by (2,409)

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

Calley givenName William
subject surface form: William Calley
Bill Campbell givenName William
William M. Gaines givenName William
William More Gabb givenName William
Bill Cunningham givenName William
William Hall givenName William
subject surface form: William Hall (Royal Navy officer)
William Hall givenName William
subject surface form: William Hall (VC)
William Hall givenName William
subject surface form: William Hall (governor)
William Hall givenName William
subject surface form: William Hall (actor)
William Hall givenName William
subject surface form: William Hall (footballer)
William Hall givenName William
subject surface form: William Hall (cricketer)
William Hall givenName William
subject surface form: William Hall (Canadian politician)
William Lee Tracy givenName William
Hagerty givenName William
subject surface form: William Francis Hagerty IV
bassist Bill Black givenName William
subject surface form: Bill Black
Shirer givenName William
subject surface form: William L. Shirer
William E. Miller givenName William
William Clark givenName William
William Sanday givenName William
William Cargill givenName William
Bill Gaither givenName William
William Pickens givenName William
William Osgoode givenName William
William Chambers givenName William
W. H. Dall givenName William
Bill DeWitt Jr. givenName William
Bill Clinton (as FCC Commissioner) givenName William
subject surface form: Bill Clinton
William W. Loring givenName William
William Hawi givenName William
William Browder givenName William
William Norrie givenName William
William Buckland givenName William
Onus givenName William
subject surface form: William Onus
William Drennan givenName William
Dennison givenName William
subject surface form: William Dennison Stephens
Eustis givenName William
subject surface form: William Eustis
Eustis givenName William
subject surface form: William Corcoran Eustis
Governor William MacTavish givenName William
subject surface form: William MacTavish