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William Graft

in the US

There are 14 people with the name "William Graft" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Graft	27,321
William Graft	1,901,639

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is 27,317th most common Ehlen
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is 27,321st most common Graft
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is 27,324th most common Karbowski
is 27,325th most common Keeth

is 1,901,635th most common William Goyne
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is 1,901,638th most common William Graffius
is 1,901,639th most common William Graft
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is 1,901,641st most common William Greenblatt
is 1,901,642nd most common William Greenspan
is 1,901,643rd most common William Grego

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Meaning & History

William

Graft

(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.