William Brock

in North Carolina

There are 36 people with the name "William Brock" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

Name	Rank
William	4
Brock	402
William Brock	9,975

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is 6th most common David
is 7th most common Mary
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is 398th most common Mcneil
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is 400th most common Stokes
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is 402nd most common Brock
is 403rd most common Goodwin
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is 405th most common Creech
is 406th most common Hardin

is 9,971st most common Wayne Morris
is 9,972nd most common William Baldwin
is 9,973rd most common William Bates
is 9,974th most common William Briggs
is 9,975th most common William Brock
is 9,976th most common William Bullard
is 9,977th most common William Burke
is 9,978th most common William Caudle
is 9,979th most common William Crews

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Meaning & History

William

Brock

(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, Bruce, Brockman, Brice, Brockway, Brockington, Brockett, Bracey, Brake, Bryce, Brace