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.

William L. Cabell givenName William
Cump givenName William
subject surface form: William Tecumseh Sherman
Vice Admiral William H. P. Blandy givenName William
subject surface form: William H. P. Blandy
Billy Bob Thornton givenName William
Lord Kelvin givenName William
William Herndon givenName William
Hal Ashby givenName William
William Friedkin givenName William
W.B. Yeats givenName William
Claude Rains givenName William
William Paterson givenName William
Phips givenName William
subject surface form: Sir William Phips
William Hobson givenName William
Bill Bowerman givenName William
Willahelm isHistoricalRootOf William
Bill Bidwill givenName William
Sumner givenName William
subject surface form: William Graham Sumner
William A. Bardeen givenName William
Wilhelm equivalentForm William
2nd Earl of Selborne givenName William
subject surface form: William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
John W. Mauchly middleName William
William Johnson givenName William
William Wyler givenName William
Bill Bradley givenName William
Bill Shankly givenName William
Billy Cunningham givenName William
Billie Burke givenName William
William Marshall givenName William
Will H. Hays givenName William
William I givenName William
subject surface form: William I of the Netherlands
William Cadogan givenName William
Bishop William Van Mildert givenName William
subject surface form: William Van Mildert
Sancroft givenName William
subject surface form: William Sancroft
William J. Casey givenName William