William is related to the German given name Wilhelm. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic*Wiljahelmaz, with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name Vilhjalmr and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin Willelmus. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *wiljô "will, wish, desire" and *helmaz "helm, helmet".[2]
By regular sound change, Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz should have also descended into English as *Wilhelm, but this latter form is unattested in written English of any period; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle refers to William the Conqueror as Willelm, a back-formation from the Medieval Latin variant.[4] The form William is a back-borrowing from Old NormanWilliame, a specifically northern Norman reflex of Medieval Latin Willelmus (compare the Central French cognate Guillaume). The development of the name's northern Norman form can be traced in the different versions of the name appearing in Wace's Roman de Rou.[5]
The first well-known bearer of the name was Charlemagne's cousin William of Gellone (755–812). This William is immortalized in the Chanson de Guillaume, and the esteem in which he was held may account for the name's subsequent popularity among European nobility.
English historyedit
The English "William" is taken from the Anglo-Norman language and was transmitted to England after the Norman conquest in the 11th century, and soon became the most popular name in England[citation needed], along with other Norman names such as Robert (the English cognate was Hrēodbeorht, which by regular sound changes would have developed into something along the lines of "Reedbart"[6][7])[better source needed], Richard, Roger (the English cognate was Hroðgar[8]), Henry (all of Germanic origin and may have been transmitted through the Normans' use of Old French).
The name Wilkin/Wilkins is also of medieval origin, taken from the shortened version of William (Will) with the suffix "kin" added.[9][better source needed]
^All Things William, "Meaning & Origin of the Name"
^Peter S. Baker. "William the Conqueror". oldenglishaerobics.net.
^René Lepelley, Guillaume le duc, Guillaume le rois: extraits du Roman de Rou de Wace, Centre de Publications de l'Université de Caen, 1987, pp. 16–17.
^this coming from a Middle English pronunciation of IPA: /rɛːdbɛ:r(x)t/→/rɛːdbɛɾt/→/ɾɛːdbaɾt/→/re:dbäɾt/, and finally, via the great vowel shift, /riːdbɑːrt/
^. Edgar's Name Pages. Archived from the original on 2004-06-28.
^Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Roger". Behind the Name.
^An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857; pg. 266.
^M. Petrossian (ed.). New Dictionary Armenian-English. Librairie de Beyrouth.
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For other uses see William disambiguation Wm redirects here For other uses see WM disambiguation William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin 2 It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066 3 and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era It is sometimes abbreviated Wm Shortened familiar versions in English include Will Wills Willy Willie Liam Bill and Billy A common Irish form is Liam Scottish diminutives include Wull Willie or Wullie as in Oor Wullie or the play Douglas Female forms are Willa Willemina Wilma and Wilhelmina WilliamWilliam the ConquerorThe name William became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066 by William the Conqueror Pronunciation ˈ w ɪ l j e m 1 GenderMaleOriginLanguage s Germanic languagesMeaning Vehement protector Region of originNorthern EuropeOther namesNickname s Will Wills Willy Willie Liam Bill and BillyRelated namesWilhelm Guillaume Willian Guillermo Guglielmo Guilherme GwilymPopularitysee popular namesLook up William in Wiktionary the free dictionary Contents 1 Etymology 2 English history 3 Variants 4 People named William 5 See also 6 ReferencesEtymology editWilliam is related to the German given name Wilhelm Both ultimately descend from Proto Germanic Wiljahelmaz with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name Vilhjalmr and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin Willelmus The Proto Germanic name is a compound of wiljo will wish desire and helmaz helm helmet 2 By regular sound change Proto Germanic Wiljahelmaz should have also descended into English as Wilhelm but this latter form is unattested in written English of any period the Anglo Saxon Chronicle refers to William the Conqueror as Willelm a back formation from the Medieval Latin variant 4 The form William is a back borrowing from Old Norman Williame a specifically northern Norman reflex of Medieval Latin Willelmus compare the Central French cognate Guillaume The development of the name s northern Norman form can be traced in the different versions of the name appearing in Wace s Roman de Rou 5 The first well known bearer of the name was Charlemagne s cousin William of Gellone 755 812 This William is immortalized in the Chanson de Guillaume and the esteem in which he was held may account for the name s subsequent popularity among European nobility English history editThe English William is taken from the Anglo Norman language and was transmitted to England after the Norman conquest in the 11th century and soon became the most popular name in England citation needed along with other Norman names such as Robert the English cognate was Hreodbeorht which by regular sound changes would have developed into something along the lines of Reedbart 6 7 better source needed Richard Roger the English cognate was Hrodgar 8 Henry all of Germanic origin and may have been transmitted through the Normans use of Old French The name Wilkin Wilkins is also of medieval origin taken from the shortened version of William Will with the suffix kin added 9 better source needed Variants editWilem Awilemam Koromfe Weelum Scots Willum Scots Viliamu Samoan Viliami Tongan Whiriyamu Karanga Whiliyamu Ndebele Wilhelm German Polish Swedish Willem Wilhelmus Dutch Frisian Low German Willem Wilhelm Afrikaans Wiremu Maori Willelm Old English Williama Hawaiian Wellem Luxembourgish Walaam Persian Wiliyom Wiliyem Bengali Vĩnh Liem Vĩnh Lam Vietnamese Billem Toba Batak Cuglierme Gugliemo Neapolitan Golem Gulielm Ylli Ylmer Albanian Gilen Guilen Basque Gulielmus Vilhelmus Willelmus Gullelmus Gullielmus Villelmus Latin Guglielmo Italian Guillaume French Guildhelm Old Dutch Guilhem Guilhem Guilherme Guilheume Guilhaume Glhaume Occitan Guillem Guim Catalan Guillen Aragonese Guillermo Spanish Guilherme Portuguese Guillerme Galician Gwilym Welsh Gwilherm Breton Gugghiermu Sicilian Gllaome Modern Norman Uilliam Irish Liam Irish Illiam Manx Gaelic Uilleam Scottish Gaelic و ل ي م William Arabic Uilyam Uiliam Bulgarian װ עלװ על ˈvelvel Yiddish Villem Villu Estonian Uilyam Uilyam Russian Vilgelm Vilyam Vil hel m Vil yam Ukrainian Uilyam Vilyam Uiĺjam Viĺjam Belarusian Vilhelm Danish Norwegian Romanian Swedish Vilhelmo Esperanto Vilhelms Latvian Viliam Slovak Viljem Slovene ויליאם ˈviljam older propronunciation ˈwiljam contemporary Hebrew Vilim Croatian Vilim Serbian Vilem Czech Vilmos Hungarian Viljams Vilhelms Vilis Latvian Vilius Viliumas Vilhelmas Lithuanian Viljami Ville Vilho Viljo Finnish Vilhjalmur Icelandic Vilhjalmur Viljormur Faroese 10 Vilhjalmr Old Norse Vilko Croatian Vilyam Vilyim Turkish Veljams Samogitian Goylielmos Goulielmos Greek ܘܠܝܡ Wil yam Assyrian Գուլիելմոս Goulielmos Armenian 11 People named William editMain article List of people named WilliamSee also editAll pages with titles beginning with William Williams surname Bill disambiguation Billy disambiguation King William disambiguation Prince William disambiguation Saint William disambiguation Wilhelm disambiguation References edit william Definition pictures pronunciation and usage notes Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary at Oxfordlearnersdictionaries com Retrieved 2022 05 06 a b Hanks Hardcastle and Hodges Oxford Dictionary of First Names Oxford University Press 2nd edition ISBN 978 0 19 861060 1 p 276 All Things William Meaning amp Origin of the Name Peter S Baker William the Conqueror oldenglishaerobics net Rene Lepelley Guillaume le duc Guillaume le rois extraits du Roman de Rou de Wace Centre de Publications de l Universite de Caen 1987 pp 16 17 this coming from a Middle English pronunciation of IPA rɛːdbɛ r x t rɛːdbɛɾt ɾɛːdbaɾt re dbaɾt and finally via the great vowel shift r iː d b ɑːr t Edgar s Name Pages Robert Edgar s Name Pages Archived from the original on 2004 06 28 Mike Campbell Behind the Name Meaning Origin and History of the Name Roger Behind the Name An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import Arthur William M A New York NY Sheldon Blake Bleeker amp CO 1857 pg 266 List of Faroese male names M Petrossian ed New Dictionary Armenian English Librairie de Beyrouth nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William amp oldid 1204027225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
