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William Smyth

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NameRank
William 7
Smyth 3,336
William Smyth 135,275
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  1. is 3,332nd most common Fahey
  2. is 3,333rd most common Heckman
  3. is 3,334th most common Gallant
  4. is 3,335th most common Bohn
  5. is 3,336th most common Smyth
  6. is 3,337th most common Anglin
  7. is 3,338th most common Free
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  9. is 3,340th most common Mattox
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  1. is 135,271st most common William Lamar
  2. is 135,272nd most common William Markham
  3. is 135,273rd most common William Mcclendon
  4. is 135,274th most common William Rosenberg
  5. is 135,275th most common William Smyth
  6. is 135,276th most common William Stoll
  7. is 135,277th most common William Turpin
  8. is 135,278th most common Willie Mcdaniel
  9. is 135,279th most common Wilma Evans

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Meaning & History

(male) Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John, but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.

Short forms: Will, Bill.

Pet forms: Willy, Willie, Billy.

Cognates: Irish: Uilliam. Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam. Welsh: Gwilym. German: Wilhelm. Dutch: Willem. Scandinavian: Vilhelm. French: Guillaume. Spanish: Guilermo. Catalan: Guillem. Portuguese: Guilherme. Italian: Guglielmo. Czech: Vilém. Slovenian: Viljem. Hungarian: Vilmos. Lithuanian: Vilhelmas. Latvian: Vilhelms.

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Similar Names and Nicknames

Will, Will, Billy, Billie, Willy, Willie, Willbur, Willis, Bil, Wilis, Smith, Smythe, Smit, Smithey, Smithee, Smet, Smythers, Smithe, Smitha, Smyt

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