William

Meaning

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

Translations

Wilhelm

Guillaume

Guglielmo

Guilherme

Willem

Guillermo

Guilhèm

Guillem

Γουλιέλμος

Gulielmus

Wim

Guilielmus

Willem I van Stiermarken

William

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪl.jəm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: William

Cognate with Latin: Gulielmus

Cognate with Dutch: Willem

Cognate with German: 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”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European roots *welh₁- (“to choose, wish, want”) and *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal, save”) respectively. Cognate with Dutch Willem, German Wilhelm, etc.; cognate borrowings outside of Germanic include Guillaume and Guillermo.

Sentences

William was coming on Christmas Eve .

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