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William Britt

in the US

There are 381 people with the name "William Britt" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Britt	1,046
William Britt	30,231

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is 1,042nd most common Alford
is 1,043rd most common Helms
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is 1,046th most common Britt
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is 30,227th most common Thomas Roth
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is 30,230th most common W Walker
is 30,231st most common William Britt
is 30,232nd most common William Mcpherson
is 30,233rd most common Wilma Miller
is 30,234th most common A Sanders
is 30,235th most common Amy Barnes

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Meaning & History

William

Britt

(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.