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William Klare

in the US

There are 10 people with the name "William Klare" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Klare	44,085
William Klare	2,745,732

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is 44,081st most common Joung
is 44,082nd most common Kamphuis
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is 2,745,728th most common William Kittell
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is 2,745,732nd most common William Klare
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is 2,745,734th most common William Kleeman
is 2,745,735th most common William Klement
is 2,745,736th most common William Kleppinger

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Meaning & History

William

Klare

(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.