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William Roark

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NameRank
William 7
Roark 2,349
William Roark 132,920
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  1. is 2,345th most common Way
  2. is 2,346th most common Alley
  3. is 2,347th most common Shelley
  4. is 2,348th most common Luther
  5. is 2,349th most common Roark
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  7. is 2,351st most common Parish
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  1. is 132,916th most common William Herrick
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  5. is 132,920th most common William Roark
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  8. is 132,923rd most common William Scarborough
  9. is 132,924th most common William Silver

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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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Similar Names and Nicknames

Will, Will, Billy, Billie, Willy, Willie, Willbur, Willis, Bil, Wilis, Rourke, Ruark, Rearick, Rohrs, Roarty, Rohrig, Roorda, Rourk, Rohrich, Rearigh

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