William (given name)

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William is a traditional masculine given name of Old Germanic origin, widely used in English-speaking countries and borne by numerous historical figures, including kings, saints, and writers.

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Label Occurrences
William (given name) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf given name ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ
borneBy Saint William of Gellone ⓘ
William Blake ⓘ
William Butler Yeats ⓘ
linked to: W.B. Yeats

William Faulkner ⓘ
William I, German Emperor ⓘ
William II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
William IV of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: William IV

William Shakespeare ⓘ
William Wordsworth ⓘ
William of Ockham ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
etymologyComponent helm (helmet, protection) ⓘ
wil (will, desire) ⓘ
etymologyFrom Old High German Willahelm ⓘ
gender masculine ⓘ
hasCategory English masculine given names ⓘ
Germanic given names ⓘ
hasCognate Guglielmo ⓘ
Guillaume ⓘ
Guillermo ⓘ
Wilhelm ⓘ
Willem ⓘ
hasDiminutive Willie ⓘ
Wills ⓘ
linked to: Will
hasLanguageOfUse Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Scandinavian languages ⓘ
hasOrigin Old Germanic ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Germanic
hasShortForm Bill ⓘ
Billy ⓘ
Liam ⓘ
Will ⓘ
Willy ⓘ
hasVariantSpelling Wiliam ⓘ
Wiliam (archaic or error) ⓘ
isAssociatedWith Norman conquest of England ⓘ
isCommonIn Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
isTraditional true ⓘ
isWidelyUsedIn English-speaking countries ⓘ
meaning resolute protector ⓘ
strong-willed warrior ⓘ
nameDayInSomeTraditions January 10 ⓘ
June 25 ⓘ
wasIntroducedToEnglandBy Normans ⓘ
wasPopularIn Middle Ages in England ⓘ
wasTopNameRankedHighIn 20th century United States ⓘ

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

William Power → sharesGivenNameWith → William (given name) ⓘ