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William

English

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Etymology

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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.

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William

  1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.
    Synonym: Whiskey

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William (plural Williams)

  1. 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.
  2. A surname.

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variants and pet forms
feminine forms
surnames

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  • → Irish: Uilliam
  • → Finnish: Viljami, Wiljami

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from willo (“will”) + helm (“helmet”).

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William

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:William.

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English William.

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William

  1. a male given name

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English William, though ultimately of Anglo-Norman origin. Doublet of Guillaume.

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William m

  1. a male given name

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvilijɛm]
  • Hyphenation: Wil‧li‧am

Proper noun

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William

  1. William

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
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
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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Anglo-Norman Willame.

Proper noun

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William

  1. 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.

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Norwegian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English William.

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William

  1. a male given name

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English William. Doublet of Guilherme.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈwi.li.ɐ̃/ [ˈwi.lɪ.ɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwi.ljɐ̃/

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William m

  1. a male given name from English.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English William. Doublet of Guillermo.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwiljam/ [ˈwi.ljãm]
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiljan/ [ˈwi.ljãn]
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪliəm/ [ˈwɪliəm]
  • Syllabification: Wi‧lliam

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William m

  1. a male given name from English

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English William. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1675. Cognate with Swedish Vilhelm.

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William c (genitive Williams)

  1. a male given name

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English William.

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William (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. a male given name from English
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