Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Teutonic : Valiant protector

Boy name variations

William

William

- 7% this year
Masculine
Common
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Wil

Wil

+ 50% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Will

Will

- 12% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Willem

Willem

- 28% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Wilhelm

Wilhelm

+ 32% this year
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Wilmos

Wilmos

0 % this year
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Wilmot

Wilmot

0 % this year
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Wilson

Wilson

+ 5% this year
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Williamson

Williamson

0 % this year
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Wills

Wills

- 58% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Willie

Willie

+ 8% this year
Neutral
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Willy

Willy

0 % this year
Neutral
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Wiley

Wiley

- 7% this year
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Wyley

Wyley

0 % this year
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Wilkie

Wilkie

0 % this year
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Willkie

Willkie

0 % this year
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Wilkes

Wilkes

- 19% this year
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Wylkes

Wylkes

0 % this year
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Willis

Willis

- 29% this year
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Wilton

Wilton

- 5% this year
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Wilmer

Wilmer

+ 3% this year
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Wilmar

Wilmar

+ 22% this year
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Winton

Winton

+ 20% this year
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Willard

Willard

+ 48% this year
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Wilford

Wilford

0 % this year
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Guillaume

Guillaume

0 % this year
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Guillermo

Guillermo

- 4% this year
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Vilhelm

Vilhelm

0 % this year
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Vilem

Vilem

0 % this year
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Viliam

Viliam

0 % this year
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Vasili

Vasili

+ 80% this year
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Vasily

Vasily

0 % this year
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Uilleam

Uilleam

0 % this year
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Uilliam

Uilliam

- 29% this year
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How Popular Is The Name Williams

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (also very common in Wales) : patronymic from William.
  • This very common surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. It has also absorbed some continental European cognates such as Dutch <xref>Willems</xref>. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.