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William Rhoads

in the US

There are 153 people with the name "William Rhoads" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Rhoads	2,439
William Rhoads	116,100

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is 2,435th most common Mcnulty
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is 2,439th most common Rhoads
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is 116,096th most common William Krebs
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is 116,099th most common William Reichert
is 116,100th most common William Rhoads
is 116,101st most common William Shockley
is 116,102nd most common William Waugh
is 116,103rd most common Willie Mckinney
is 116,104th most common Yolanda Guerrero

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Meaning & History

William

Rhoads

(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.