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.

Beaudine givenName William
subject surface form: William Beaudine
Billy Byers givenName William
Bill Hayes givenName William
William B. Davis givenName William
William Renshaw givenName William
1st Viscount Astor givenName William
William Woodbridge givenName William
Lord Duncannon givenName William
William de Burgh givenName William
William Morel givenName William
Bill Bain givenName William
Dowdeswell givenName William
subject surface form: William Dowdeswell
Dowdeswell givenName William
subject surface form: William Dowdeswell (the younger)
Lord Penney givenName William
Baron Penney givenName William
William Dalrymple givenName William
William Beech givenName William
John givenName William
subject surface form: William John Cunningham
William Wrede givenName William
Bill Cowley givenName William
Marcy givenName William
subject surface form: William L. Marcy
Major General William J. Worth givenName William
subject surface form: William J. Worth
William (Buddy) Copeland givenName William
subject surface form: William "Buddy" Copeland
S. S. Gardons givenName William
subject surface form: W. D. Snodgrass
Gouge givenName William
subject surface form: William Gouge
Gouge givenName William
subject surface form: William M. Gouge
Guarnere givenName William
subject surface form: William J. Guarnere
William Gary Busey givenName William
William S. Taubman givenName William
William Duffy givenName William
Hichens givenName William
subject surface form: William Hichens
William Godfrey givenName William
William Van Dort givenName William
William R. Pogue – Skylab 4 givenName William
subject surface form: William R. Pogue
William Hayward givenName William
William R. Pogue givenName William
William Zabka givenName William
Tutte givenName William
subject surface form: Bill Tutte
William Empson givenName William
William Nelson givenName William