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William Gilchrist

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
William 7
Gilchrist 2,633
William Gilchrist 144,145
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  6. is 8th most common Richard
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  9. is 11th most common Patricia
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  1. is 2,629th most common Zhao
  2. is 2,630th most common Will
  3. is 2,631st most common Aiken
  4. is 2,632nd most common Denney
  5. is 2,633rd most common Gilchrist
  6. is 2,634th most common Rust
  7. is 2,635th most common Lance
  8. is 2,636th most common Schmid
  9. is 2,637th most common Speer
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  1. is 144,141st most common William Broughton
  2. is 144,142nd most common William Budd
  3. is 144,143rd most common William Charlton
  4. is 144,144th most common William Fong
  5. is 144,145th most common William Gilchrist
  6. is 144,146th most common William Liles
  7. is 144,147th most common William Linn
  8. is 144,148th most common William Mcafee
  9. is 144,149th most common William Mcalister

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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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Similar Names and Nicknames

Will, Will, Billy, Billie, Willy, Willie, Willbur, Willis, Bil, Wilis, Gilcrease, Gilchrest, Gilkerson, Gilcrest, Gilcher, Gilchriest, Gilchrease, Gilcrist, Gilchirst, Gilcreast

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