William
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz (> Latin Gulielmus), from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will”) + *helmaz (“helmet”). Cognate with Dutch Willem, German Wilhelm, etc.; cognate borrowings outside of Germanic include Guillaume and Guillermo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
William
- (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.
- Synonym: Whiskey
Proper noun edit
William (plural Williams)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.
- 1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 98:
- This name hath been most common in England since King William the Conquerour, insomuch that upon a festival day in the Court of King Henry the Second, when Sir William Saint-John, and Sir William Fitz-Hamon, especial Officers, had commanded that none but of the name of William should dine in the great Chamber with them, they were accompanied with a hundred and twenty Williams.
- 2004, Christopher Wood, California, Here I Am, TwentyFirst Century Publishers Ltd, →ISBN, pages 29–30:
- By the same token I should probably have called myself 'Bill'. With a name like William you have choices. Very handy for us chameleons. 'William' is stern and dignified. A little austere and unapproachable. He conquers things. It is what my mother calls me when she is angry with me.
- A surname.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- Fitzwilliam
- Gilham
- Gill
- Gillam
- Gillatt
- Gillet
- Gillett
- Gillham
- Gilliam
- Gilliatt
- Gillott
- Gillum
- Wilcock
- Wilcox
- Wilk
- Wilke
- Wilken
- Wilkens
- Wilkerson
- Wilkes
- Wilkie
- Wilkin
- Wilkins
- Wilkinson
- Wilks
- Will
- Willems
- Willes
- Willet
- Willets
- Willett
- Willetts
- Williams
- Williamson
- Williment
- Willimott
- Willis
- Willison
- Willment
- Willmett
- Willmot
- Willmott
- Willott
- Wills
- Willson
- Wilmot
- Wilmott
- Wilson
- Wyatt
Descendants edit
Translations edit
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Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from willo (“will”) + helm (“helmet”).
Proper noun edit
William
- a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:William.
Derived terms edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English William.
Proper noun edit
William
- a male given name
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English William, though ultimately of Anglo-Norman origin. Doublet of Guillaume.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
William m
- a male given name
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
William
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | William | Williamek |
accusative | Williamet | Williameket |
dative | Williamnek | Williameknek |
instrumental | Williammel | Williamekkel |
causal-final | Williamért | Williamekért |
translative | Williammé | Williamekké |
terminative | Williamig | Williamekig |
essive-formal | Williamként | Williamekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Williamben | Williamekben |
superessive | Williamen | Williameken |
adessive | Williamnél | Williameknél |
illative | Williambe | Williamekbe |
sublative | Williamre | Williamekre |
allative | Williamhez | Williamekhez |
elative | Williamből | Williamekből |
delative | Williamről | Williamekről |
ablative | Williamtől | Williamektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Williamé | Williameké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Williaméi | Williamekéi |
Possessive forms of William | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Williamem | Williamjeim |
2nd person sing. | Williamed | Williamjeid |
3rd person sing. | Williamje | Williamjei |
1st person plural | Williamünk | Williamjeink |
2nd person plural | Williametek | Williamjeitek |
3rd person plural | Williamjük | Williamjeik |
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman Willame.
Proper noun edit
William
- a male given name, equivalent to English William
- 1477, William Caxton, “Et sic est finis”, in The Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres, Westminster, London: William Caxton, folio 74, recto:
- Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophres enprynted. by me william Caxton at westmestre the yere of our lord .M.CCCC.Lxx vij.
- Here ends the book named "The Dictations or Sayings of the Philosophers" printed by me, William Caxton, at Westminster, the year of our Lord 1477.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “William”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English William.
Proper noun edit
William
- a male given name
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English William. Doublet of Guilherme.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
William m
- a male given name from English.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English William. Doublet of Guillermo.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈwiljam/ [ˈwi.ljãm]
- Rhymes: -iljam
- IPA(key): /ˈwiljan/ [ˈwi.ljãn]
- Rhymes: -iljan
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪliəm/ [ˈwɪliəm]
- Rhymes: -iəm
- Syllabification: Wi‧lliam
Proper noun edit
William m
- a male given name from English
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English William. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1675. Cognate with Swedish Vilhelm.
Proper noun edit
William c (genitive Williams)
- a male given name
Derived terms edit
- Wille (diminutive)
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 793 males with the given name William (compared to 825 named Villiam) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English William.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwiljam/, [ˈwil.jɐm]
- Rhymes: -iljam
- Syllabification: Will‧iam
Proper noun edit
William (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)
- a male given name from English