All around the world, ويليام (William 
, Guillaume 
, Wiliam ) is a prevalent boy's given name. The forename ويليام is characteristic of the United States, where it is a widespread masculine name, France, where it is a common masculine name, and Nicaragua (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, France, and Brazil. Very seldom, ويليام is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Wiliam, William | United Kingdom, United States, Tanzania, France, Brazil |
| Guillaume | United Kingdom, Philippines, United States, France, Brazil |
| ويليام | Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq |
Bill, Billy, Bootsy, Coyote, Crickett, Ghilherme, Goulielmos, Guglielmo, Guilhem, Guilherme, Guillem, Guillen, Guillerme, Guillermo, Guillén, Gulielmus, Gwilherm, Gwilym, Gwyllym, Hale, Morad, Murad, Pitt, Uilyam, Vilem, Vilhelm, Vilhelmo, Vilho, Viliamu, Vilijam, Vilim, Viljam, Viljami, Viljams, Viljem, Viljo, Vilmos, Vilyam, Vilém, W., Wai-Lim, Wei-Lian, Wei-Lien, Wilhelm, Wilhelm Carl, Will, Willem, Williams, Willian, Willy,
ويليام is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: William Tell , the folk hero of Switzerland; Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold; William Riker , the fictional character in Star Trek; Buck Rogers , the science fiction hero, Amazing Stories and Mr William Collins , the fictional character from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice, and in many other works.
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ويليام هيكس British soldier (1830–1883), SD (b. 1830) |
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| ويليام إدي Highly decorated World War I and World War II U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer; Minister to Saudi Arabia; University professor and president, LB (b. 1896) |
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| ويليام وردة Assyrian Iraqi journalist and activist, IQ (b. 1961) |
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