William Nelson

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NameRank
William 6
Nelson 35
William Nelson 724
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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 31st most common King
  2. is 32nd most common Wright
  3. is 33rd most common Gonzalez
  4. is 34th most common Scott
  5. is 35th most common Nelson
  6. is 36th most common Adams
  7. is 37th most common Hill
  8. is 38th most common Baker
  9. is 39th most common Green
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  1. is 720th most common Christopher Williams
  2. is 721st most common Jerry Williams
  3. is 722nd most common Gary Anderson
  4. is 723rd most common Michael Turner
  5. is 724th most common William Nelson
  6. is 725th most common Robert Watson
  7. is 726th most common Robert Cooper
  8. is 727th most common David Morris
  9. is 728th most common James Powell


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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