 Meaning of name William
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Meaning  The name William has the following meaning: One who is a resolute protector. This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Pronunciation The name William is pronounced as wil-yum
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to William and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of William: Boys - Wilson, Ludwig Girls - Ida, Gertrude, MatildaVariants Popular Variants for the name William: Billie (English), Billy (English), Guglielmo, Guillamume, Guillermo (Spanish), Liam (Irish), Vilhelm, Villem, Wileck, Wilek, Wilhelm, Wilhelmus, Wilkes, Wilkie, Wilkinson, Will (English), Willem, Willhelmus, Williamon, Williams, Williamson, Willie (English), Willis, Willkie, Wills, Willson, Wilmod, Wilmodd, Wilmot, Wilmott, Wilson (German), WimNicknames Common nicknames for the name William are: Will, Willie, Willy, Bill, Billy
Style We think the name William should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name William to be: Serious, conservative and intelligentIn one word, you might describe William as a(n) " conservative" person. See other "conservative" names for boys and girls. Popularity As a baby boy name, William is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 11 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2006, the name William rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 1 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 10 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name William in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name William (or its variants) are: William Henry , born on 12 December, a famous Chemist. William Henry 's background: An English chemist. One of his best-known papers describes experiments on the quantity of gases absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures. His results are known today as Henry's law. His other papers deal with gas-analysis, fire-damp, illuminating gas, the composition of hydrochloric acid and of ammonia, urinary and other morbid concretions, and the disinfecting powers of heat. William James , born on 11 January, a famous Psychologist. William James 's background: A pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism. William Penn, born on 14 October, a famous Founder. William Penn's background: The founder and 'Absolute Proprietor' of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He was known as an early champion of democracy and religious freedom and famous for his treaty with the Lenape Indians. 
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