William

Significat (English)

Noun

radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.

Name

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.
2. A surname.

Synonyms

Bill

Will

Willis

Wilkie

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈwɪl.jəm/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from anglès mitjà: William

Cognate with llatí: Gulielmus

Cognate with neerlandès: Willem

Cognate with alemany: Wilhelm

In summary

From Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz (> Latin Gulielmus), from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will”) + *helmaz (“helmet”). Cognate with Dutch Willem, German Wilhelm, etc.; cognate borrowings outside of Germanic include Guillaume and Guillermo.

Frases

William was coming on Christmas Eve .

Much of William Schmidt's music was influenced by jazz and folk music .