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William Kwan

in the US

There are 62 people with the name "William Kwan" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Kwan	4,476
William Kwan	358,806

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is 6th most common William
is 7th most common Mary
is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas
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is 4,472nd most common Woodbury
is 4,473rd most common Bowens
is 4,474th most common Heffner
is 4,475th most common Hammock
is 4,476th most common Kwan
is 4,477th most common Randazzo
is 4,478th most common Destefano
is 4,479th most common Kaufmann
is 4,480th most common Saxon

is 358,802nd most common William Ketcham
is 358,803rd most common William Kiger
is 358,804th most common William Kissinger
is 358,805th most common William Koon
is 358,806th most common William Kwan
is 358,807th most common William Litchfield
is 358,808th most common William Lowder
is 358,809th most common William Lucero
is 358,810th most common William Maddux

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Meaning & History

William

Kwan

(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.