# William
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwɪl.jəm/, /ˈwɪl.i.əm/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪliəm

### Noun

William
* (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.
    Synonym: Whiskey

### Proper noun

William (plural Williams)
* A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.
** 1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 98:This name hath been most common in England since King William the Conquerour, insomuch that upon a festival day in the Court of King Henry the Second, when Sir William Saint-John, and Sir William Fitz-Hamon, especial Officers, had commanded that none but of the name of William should dine in the great Chamber with them, they were accompanied with a hundred and twenty Williams.
** 1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed: The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212:But we have known Williams and Richards, names not found in sacred story, but familiar to our country, prove as gracious saints as any Safe deliverance, Fight the good fight of faith, or such like,
** 2004, Christopher Wood, California, Here I Am, TwentyFirst Century Publishers Ltd, →ISBN, pages 29–30:By the same token I should probably have called myself 'Bill'. With a name like William you have choices. Very handy for us chameleons. 'William' is stern and dignified. A little austere and unapproachable. He conquers things. It is what my mother calls me when she is angry with me.
* A surname.

#### Derived terms

* Fort William
* guillemot
* King William
* King William County
* Prince William County
* Prince William Sound
* William and Mary
* Williamite
* Williams
* Williamson

#### Related terms

* Bill
* Billie
* Billy
* Liam
* Will
* Willie
* Wills
* Willy
* Billie
* Minnie
* Wilhelmina
* Williamina
* Willie Mae
* Wilma
* Fitzwilliam
* Gilham
* Gill
* Gillam
* Gillatt
* Gillet
* Gillett
* Gillham
* Gilliam
* Gilliatt
* Gillott
* Gillum
* Wilcock
* Wilcox
* Wilk
* Wilke
* Wilken
* Wilkens
* Wilkerson
* Wilkes
* Wilkie
* Wilkin
* Wilkins
* Wilkinson
* Wilks
* Will
* Willems
* Willes
* Willet
* Willets
* Willett
* Willetts
* Williams
* Williamson
* Williment
* Willimott
* Willis
* Willison
* Willment
* Willmett
* Willmot
* Willmott
* Willott
* Wills
* Willson
* Wilmot
* Wilmott
* Wilson
* Wyatt

#### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: → Uilyam (transliteration)
* → Bengali: উইলিয়াম (uiliẏam)
* ⇒ Cebuano: William
* → Chinese: → 威廉 (Wēilián) (transliteration)
* → Finnish: Viljami, Wiljami
* → Hawaiian: Uilama, Wilama, Wiliama
* → Ingrian: → Viljam (transliteration)
* → Japanese: ウィリアム (Wiriamu)
* → Korean: → 윌리엄 (willieom) (transliteration)
* Russian: Уильям (Uilʹjam)
* ⇒ Slovak: Viliam
* → Tagalog: William

#### Translations
### References

* “William”, in Online Etymology Dictionary‎, Douglas Harper, retrieved September 17, 2024

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from willo (“will”) + helm (“helmet”).

### Proper noun

William
* a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:William.

#### Derived terms

* Yamyam

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English William.

### Proper noun

William
* a male given name

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English William, though ultimately of Anglo-Norman origin. Doublet of Guillaume.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wi.ljam/

### Proper noun

William m
* a male given name

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvilijɛm]
* Hyphenation: Wil‧li‧am

### Proper noun

William
* William

#### Declension
## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* Willame

### Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Willame.

### Proper noun

William
* a male given name, equivalent to English William
** 1477, William Caxton, “Et sic est finis”, in The Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres, Westminster, London: William Caxton, folio 74, recto:Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophres enprynted. by me william Caxton at westmestre the yere of our lord .M.CCCC.Lxx vij.Here ends the book named "The Dictations or Sayings of the Philosophers" printed by me, William Caxton, at Westminster, the year of our Lord 1477.

#### Descendants

* > English: William (inherited) (see there for further descendants)
* Scots: Weelum, Willum
* > Yola: Wyllhaume, Willyaam, Wilyame (inherited)
* ⇒ Middle Irish: Uilliam
** > Irish: Uilliam (inherited)
** > Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam (inherited)

#### References

* “William”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Norwegian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English William.

### Proper noun

William
* a male given name

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Willian

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English William. Doublet of Guilherme.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈwi.li.ɐ̃/ [ˈwi.lɪ.ɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwi.ljɐ̃/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈwi.ljɐm/

### Proper noun

William m
* a male given name from English

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English William. Doublet of Guillermo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwiljam/ [ˈwi.ljãm]
** Rhymes: -iljam
* IPA: /ˈwiljan/ [ˈwi.ljãn]
** Rhymes: -iljan
* IPA: /ˈwɪliəm/ [ˈwɪliəm]
** Rhymes: -iəm
* Syllabification: Wi‧lliam

### Proper noun

William m
* a male given name from English

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Villiam

### Etymology

Borrowed from English William. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1675. Cognate with Swedish Vilhelm.

### Proper noun

William c (genitive Williams)
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* Wille (diminutive)

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 793 males with the given name William (compared to 825 named Villiam) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English William.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈwiljam/ [ˈwil.jɐm]
* Rhymes: -iljam
* Syllabification: Will‧iam

### Proper noun

William (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔)
* a male given name from English