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William Bru

in the US

There are 5 people with the name "William Bru" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Bru	56,775
William Bru	6,080,482

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is 56,771st most common Bisby
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is 56,775th most common Bru
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is 6,080,478th most common William Brouwers
is 6,080,479th most common William Brownley
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is 6,080,481st most common William Brozowski
is 6,080,482nd most common William Bru
is 6,080,483rd most common William Brucher
is 6,080,484th most common William Bruchey
is 6,080,485th most common William Brucken
is 6,080,486th most common William Bruckert

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Meaning & History

William

Bru

(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.