William King

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William 6
King 31
William King 363
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  1. is 2nd most common Robert
  2. is 3rd most common James
  3. is 4th most common Michael
  4. is 5th most common David
  5. is 6th most common William
  6. is 7th most common Mary
  7. is 8th most common Richard
  8. is 9th most common Thomas
  9. is 10th most common Joseph
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  1. is 27th most common Hall
  2. is 28th most common Allen
  3. is 29th most common Young
  4. is 30th most common Lopez
  5. is 31st most common King
  6. is 32nd most common Wright
  7. is 33rd most common Gonzalez
  8. is 34th most common Scott
  9. is 35th most common Nelson
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  1. is 359th most common M Williams
  2. is 360th most common Thomas Moore
  3. is 361st most common William Wright
  4. is 362nd most common David Walker
  5. is 363rd most common William King
  6. is 364th most common Robert Phillips
  7. is 365th most common Gary Miller
  8. is 366th most common Charles Anderson
  9. is 367th most common David Baker


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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