Forename William

All around the world, William (William , 威廉 , ويليام , among others...) is a prevalent masculine first name. The given name William is characteristic of the United States, where it is a widespread male name, Nicaragua, where it is a common male name, and the United Kingdom (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, William is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name William

name Gwilherm, name Guillen, name Uilama, name Biles, name Vili, name Guillem, name Vilhjálmur, name ウィリアム, name Vilém, name Vilem, name Viljo, name Goulielmos, name Viliam, name Guillén, name Gillam, name Vilijam, name Gulielmus, name Guglielmo, name Vilho, name Gilliam, name Viljam, name Gilham, name Viljem, name 威廉, name ويليام, name Wei-Lien, name Viljams, name Billy, name Wilhelm, name Guillermo, name Helm, name Vilmos, name Vilhelm, name Wilhelm Carl, name Guillerme, name Gillham, name Ghilherme, name Guilhem, name Gwilym, name Vilhelmo, name Wai-Lim, name Уильям, name Guilherme, name Viliamu, name Wei-Lian, name Gwyllym, name Morad, name Villiam, name Wilama, name Murad, name Gillum, name William, name Viljami, name Bill, name Guillaume, name ויליאם, name ویلیام

VARIANT	COUNTRY
William	United Kingdom, Brazil, Tanzania, United States, Philippines
威廉	China
ويليام	Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Algeria
ウィリアム	Japan
ויליאם	Israel
Уильям	Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia
ویلیام	Iran

First names said to be same

Biles, Bill, Billy, Ghilherme, Gilham, Gillam, Gillham, Gilliam, Gillum, Goulielmos, Guglielmo, Guilhem, Guilherme, Guillaume, Guillem, Guillen, Guillerme, Guillermo, Guillén, Gulielmus, Gwilherm, Gwilym, Gwyllym, Helm, Morad, Murad, Uilama, Vilem, Vilhelm, Vilhelmo, Vilhjálmur, Vilho, Vili, Viliam, Viliamu, Vilijam, Viljam, Viljami, Viljams, Viljem, Viljo, Villiam, Vilmos, Vilém, Wai-Lim, Wei-Lian, Wei-Lien, Wilama, Wilhelm, Wilhelm Carl,

First name William in the context

William is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: William Tell , the folk hero of Switzerland; William Riker , the fictional character in Star Trek; Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold; Mr William Collins , the fictional character from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice and Sir William Lucas , the fictional character from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Pride & Prejudice, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	william, count of blois French Count (b. 775)
	william i of périgord 918 (b. 850)
	william i of traungau (b. 800)
	william ii, duke of aquitaine Duke of Aquitaine (b. 857)
	william i, count of ponthieu (915-980) (b. 915)
	william ii sánchez of gascony 925-996 (b. 925)
	william ii of provence Count of Provence (b. 982)
	william iv of auvergne 955-1016 (b. 950)
	william i the conqueror King of England, Duke of Normandy (c. 1028-1087), FR (b. 1028)
	william of talou Peerage person ID=104804 (b. 1050)
	william i of angoulême 895-956 (b. 1000)
	william warelwast Bishop of Exeter (b. 1050)
	william de beaufeu Bishop of Thetford (b. 1000)
	william of york Saint; Archbishop of York, GB (b. 1050)
	william ii of angoulême Count of Angouleme (b. 1000)

Forename William

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name William

First names said to be same

First name William in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames