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William Boss

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William 7
Boss 4,060
William Boss 208,820
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  5. is 4,060th most common Boss
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  1. is 208,816th most common Wilbur Wilson
  2. is 208,817th most common Wilfred Brown
  3. is 208,818th most common William Albers
  4. is 208,819th most common William Atchison
  5. is 208,820th most common William Boss
  6. is 208,821st most common William Bremer
  7. is 208,822nd most common William Craddock
  8. is 208,823rd most common William Cress
  9. is 208,824th most common William Esposito

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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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Will, Will, Billy, Billie, Willy, Willie, Willbur, Willis, Bil, Wilis, Bass, Bess, Buss, Bussey, Bosse, Busse, Bossert, Basso, Boos, Boaz

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