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William Brock

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
William 7
Brock 490
William Brock 16,243
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  5. is 7th most common William
  6. is 8th most common Richard
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  1. is 486th most common Meyers
  2. is 487th most common Drake
  3. is 488th most common Figueroa
  4. is 489th most common Rojas
  5. is 490th most common Brock
  6. is 491st most common Shaffer
  7. is 492nd most common Lamb
  8. is 493rd most common Ballard
  9. is 494th most common Lindsey
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  1. is 16,239th most common Robert Snow
  2. is 16,240th most common Sandra Hayes
  3. is 16,241st most common Steven West
  4. is 16,242nd most common Thomas Howell
  5. is 16,243rd most common William Brock
  6. is 16,244th most common Amy Reed
  7. is 16,245th most common Carol Snyder
  8. is 16,246th most common Charles Vaughn
  9. is 16,247th most common Christopher Stone

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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, Bruce, Brockman, Brice, Brockway, Brockington, Brockett, Bracey, Brake, Bryce, Brace

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