Origin and meaning of William

William
English
Male
resolute protector
1 - Fitzwilliam (Celtic boy name)
Son of William
2 - William (English boy name)
resolute protector
3 - Williamon (German boy name)
German form of William
4 - Williams (English boy name)
son of William
5 - Williamson (English boy name)
son of William
Meaning&Origin
William is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `resolute protector`.
Where is it used?
The name William is mainly used in English.
It is an abbreviated form of
Helmine, used in German.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Gwilim (In Welsh)
Gwilym (In Welsh)
Gwillym (In Welsh)
Guillermo (In Spanish)
Viljem (In Slovene)
Uilleam (In Scottish)
Vilhelm (In Scandinavian and in Hungarian)
Guilherme (In Portuguese)
Wiremu (In Maori)
Vilhelms (In Latvian)
Guglielmo (In Italian)
Uilliam (In Irish)
Uilleag (In Irish)
Vilhjálmur (In Icelandic)
Vilmos (In Hungarian)
Guillaume (In French)
Viljami (In Finnish)
Vilhelmi (In Finnish)
Vilhelmo (In Esperanto)
Willem (In Dutch)
Vilem (In Czech)
Guillem (In Catalan)
Gwilherm (In Breton)
If it's too long people might use:
In Welsh: Gwil
In Irish: Liam
In German and in English: Wilma
In German: Helma
In Finnish: Miina
In Finnish: Ville
In English: Bill
In English: Will
For opposite sex use:
In German: Wilhelmina (F)
In Finnish: Vilhelmiina (F)
In English: Billie (B)
In English: Willa (F)
See also
In Hungarian: Vili (M)
In Esperanto: Vilchjo (M)
In English: Billy (M)
In English: Minnie (F)
In English: Willy (M)
In English: Willie (B)
In Other languages: Ilma (F)
Statistics
The name William was given to 19853 babies in the USA in 2004. William was the number 14 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 19890 babies making it the number 8 name that year.
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