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

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