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William (Given name)

William is a name for boys. The origin of the name is English. On our website 36 people with the name William rated their name with 4.5 stars(out of 5). So they seem very satisfied! Abroad this is a perfectly fine name. William is in the top 100 of most popular names on facebook on position 65. A nickname for William is "Bill".
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Meaning of William

The meaning of William is: "with the will as strong as a helmet".

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Suitable names

Suitable names for a brother of William are: Catharines, Thomas, Joseph, Erik, Axel. Suitable names for a sister of William are: Elizabeth, Jacqueline, Willianne, Emilie, Evelina. View more suitable names.

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William occurs in the following categories:
Baby boy names with 7 letters250 namesBoy names beginning with W52 namesBoy names ending in M85 namesBaby boy names with two syllables100 namesDifficult to write boy names75 namesTop 100 Swedish names100 names


Popularity William per year

Popularity of William in the U.S.A.


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8 comments

William 94 years old   01-11-2012
I am american
William 88 years old   12-11-2012
I AAM SATISFIED WITH MY FIRST NAME
William 59 years old   08-06-2013
Will is now popular
William 82 years old   18-07-2013
Named after an uncle who is Hungarian. Last name is Hungarian/Austrian
William 97 years old   19-12-2013
named after paternal grandfather (1855 - 1904)
William 75 years old   07-02-2014
I really don't like it much. I have thought of having it changed legally
William 26 years old   17-02-2016
I am also content with my name
William 19 years old   23-01-2020
Eh it's ok. I prefer being called Will though. That's just been my nickname since Childhood. William isn't that common where I live. But there are so many Grown up William's who go by Bill. Idk how you get Bill from William.

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