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William Covey

in the US

There are 113 people with the name "William Covey" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Covey	3,688
William Covey	171,845

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is 3,684th most common Taft
is 3,685th most common Freeland
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is 3,688th most common Covey
is 3,689th most common Wheaton
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is 171,841st most common Whitney Thomas
is 171,842nd most common Will Taylor
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is 171,845th most common William Covey
is 171,846th most common William Craddock
is 171,847th most common William Earnest
is 171,848th most common William Forman
is 171,849th most common William Fries

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Meaning & History

William

Covey

(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.