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William Dixon

in the US

There are 1,384 people with the name "William Dixon" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Dixon	153
William Dixon	3,025

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is 157th most common Warren

is 3,021st most common David Pierce
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is 3,024th most common Paul Robinson
is 3,025th most common William Dixon
is 3,026th most common David Crawford
is 3,027th most common Barbara Young
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is 3,029th most common Karen Taylor

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Meaning & History

William

Dixon

(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.