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William Bleich

in the US

There are 16 people with the name "William Bleich" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Bleich	23,166
William Bleich	1,644,790

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is 23,166th most common Bleich
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is 1,644,786th most common William Blackham
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is 1,644,790th most common William Bleich
is 1,644,791st most common William Bodden
is 1,644,792nd most common William Bodle
is 1,644,793rd most common William Bohner
is 1,644,794th most common William Bohr

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Meaning & History

William

Bleich

(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.