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William Hoyer

in West Virginia

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William 5
Hoyer 8,000
William Hoyer 806,765
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  1. is 7,996th most common Hofer
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  1. is 806,761st most common William Howerton
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  4. is 806,764th most common William Howley
  5. is 806,765th most common William Hoyer
  6. is 806,766th most common William Hoyt
  7. is 806,767th most common William Huber
  8. is 806,768th most common William Hudgins
  9. is 806,769th most common William Hufnagel

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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, Hoye, Heyer, Hower, Howery, Hoyes, Huyer, Hoyem, Hoyett, Hoier, Huyear
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