William Long

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William 6
Long 80
William Long 1,096
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  1. is 76th most common Hughes
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  5. is 80th most common Long
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  3. is 1,094th most common Kenneth Martin
  4. is 1,095th most common Jose Mendez
  5. is 1,096th most common William Long
  6. is 1,097th most common Daniel Davis
  7. is 1,098th most common Elizabeth Brown
  8. is 1,099th most common Sharon Brown
  9. is 1,100th most common William Gray


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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