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William Holcombe

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William 7
Holcombe 3,915
William Holcombe 258,322
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  5. is 3,915th most common Holcombe
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  1. is 258,318th most common William Groth
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  4. is 258,321st most common William Hoagland
  5. is 258,322nd most common William Holcombe
  6. is 258,323rd most common William Ingersoll
  7. is 258,324th most common William Jessup
  8. is 258,325th most common William Judy
  9. is 258,326th most common William Leclair

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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, Holcomb, Holck, Holcom, Holcumb, Holcroft, Holkenbrink, Holcumbrink, Holkenborg, Hulkenberg, Holczer

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