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Definitions for william
ˈwɪl yəmwilliam

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Wiktionary

  1. Williamnoun

    popular since the Norman Conquest.

  2. Etymology: From Willame, from Willahelm, from willo + helm.

Wikipedia

  1. William

    William is a male given name of Germanic origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play Douglas). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina.

ChatGPT

  1. William

    William is a masculine given name derived from the Germanic language, commonly meaning "strong-willed warrior" or "protector." It has been a popular name throughout history and is of English origin. It has multiple variants and nicknames, such as Bill, Billy, Will, or Willy.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WILLIAM

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, William is ranked #2694 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The William surname appeared 13,373 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname William.

    53.6% or 7,171 total occurrences were Black.
    35.2% or 4,707 total occurrences were White.
    4.2% or 562 total occurrences were Asian.
    3.5% or 476 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 318 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1% or 140 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'william' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1178

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'william' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2823

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of william in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of william in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of william in a Sentence

  1. Pauley Perrette:

    I said to him 'William's a beautiful name; I have a little nephew named William,' for whatever reason he went to go punch me one more time, and he said 'get the f--- out of here,' and I did.

  2. William Gay:

    He basically talked to me like a grown man, I sat him down and said, 'William you cannot blame the world for what is happening. In order for you to be a better person, you better let it go. You're going to end up in jail or dead,'.

  3. Max Foster:

    There was a point where I was getting an update; I was basically told that Prince William was going to come out of the hospital, i said, OK, I've got an update coming up in a moment, I can't tell you what it is, but turn on CNN and you'll be able to see it. And I think people did, because then they came back to me saying: 'Thanks for the tipoff.'.

  4. Bill Haslam:

    William Turner was among the bravest American heroes to fight for our country in World War II, we are grateful that William Turner will be laid to rest on Tennessee soil and William Turner family will have the closure and certainty of truly knowing his final resting place.

  5. Chaplain Daniel Thompson:

    Thank God for those that are willing, when needed, to make the sacrifice, william was part of a long line of servicemen to put on the uniform and give up his life.

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