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William Kearns

in the US

There are 254 people with the name "William Kearns" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Kearns	2,222
William Kearns	56,759

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is 2,218th most common Schuler
is 2,219th most common Isaacs
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is 2,222nd most common Kearns
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is 56,755th most common Wayne Porter
is 56,756th most common William Ash
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is 56,759th most common William Kearns
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is 56,762nd most common William Padgett
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Meaning & History

William

Kearns

(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.