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William Joye

in the US

There are 21 people with the name "William Joye" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Joye	20,200
William Joye	1,221,100

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is 1,221,096th most common William Irick
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is 1,221,098th most common William Jolliff
is 1,221,099th most common William Joslyn
is 1,221,100th most common William Joye
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is 1,221,102nd most common William Keppler
is 1,221,103rd most common William Kibbe
is 1,221,104th most common William Kimberly

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Meaning & History

William

Joye

(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.