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William

in West Virginia

There are 22,036 people with the first name "William" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

NameRank
William 5
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  1. is 1st most common James
  2. is 2nd most common John
  3. is 3rd most common Robert
  4. is 4th most common David
  5. is 5th most common William
  6. is 6th most common Michael
  7. is 7th most common Charles
  8. is 8th most common Mary
  9. is 9th most common Richard

Similar Names and Nicknames

Will, Will, Billy, Billie, Willy, Willie, Willbur, Willis, Bil, Wilis

Most Common Last Names for William

Smith, Miller, Brown, Davis, Johnson, Jones, White, Martin, Moore, Taylor

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.

Recent Searches for "William" in West Virginia

Since June 2009
5,582

Most Popular Search

William Smith, WV (99 searches)
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