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

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

Characteristic surnames

Lee, Carter, Parker, Rogers, Taylor, Thomas, Turner, Harris, Walker, Wilson, Wright, Stewart, Roberts, Jackson, Johnson, Edwards, Mitchell, Anderson, Campbell, Phillips, Robinson, Thompson, Santos, Murphy, Miller, Morris, Cook, King, Hall, Hill, Moore, Silva, Souza, Scott, Smith, Allen, Oliveira, Adams, Baker, Brown, Davis, Green, Lewis, Jones, Evans, White, Young, Martin, Clark, and Williams