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  WILLIAM

The meaning of the unisex name William is DETERMINED PROTECTOR

Details on WILLIAM:

Gender: Unisex
Meaning(s): Determined protector
Popularity for Boy: 7th in the USA (top 1%)
Popularity for Girl: 11,999th in the USA (top 40%)
Origin(s) for WILLIAM:  American , English , French , German , Teutonic , Shakespearean
Themes(s) and list(s) WILLIAM is on:  BritishSocial SecuritySsaUnisexAmericanEnglishFrenchGermanTeutonicShakespearean
Latest USA SSA birth information:
The latest number of USA births for William as a BOY was in 2017 with 14904 births
The latest number of USA births for William as a GIRL was in 2017 with 18 births

The meaning(s) of WILLIAM:

The name William is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name William is: Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' A country fellow, in love with Audrey. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A boy, son to Page. 'Richard III' Sir William Catesby. 'Richard III' Sir William Brandon.
Shakespearean meaning
The name William is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name William is: Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' A country fellow, in love with Audrey. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A boy, son to Page. 'Richard III' Sir William Catesby. 'Richard III' Sir William Brandon.
American meaning
The name William is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name William is: Determined protector.
French meaning
The name William is a Teutonic baby name. In Teutonic the meaning of the name William is: Strong helmet.
Teutonic meaning
The name William is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name William is: Resolute protector; will. For a long time after the Norman conquest in A.D. 1066 many English boys were given some form of William the Conquer's name.The firstborn son of Prince Charles is named William.
English meaning
The name William is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name William is: Resolute protector; will. For a long time after the Norman conquest in A.D. 1066 many English boys were given some form of William the Conquer's name. William. The firstborn son of Prince Charles is named William.
German meaning

USA SSA birth(s) for WILLIAM:

Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name WILLIAM

 WILLIAM as a boy

YearBoy Births
201714904 births
201615739 births
201515889 births
201416809 births
201316633 births
201216880 births
201117339 births
201017048 births
200917914 births
200818388 births
200718881 births
200618955 births
200519050 births
200420223 births
200319989 births
200220122 births

 WILLIAM as a girl

YearGirl Births
201718 births
201620 births
201515 births
201423 births
201314 births
201219 births
201128 births
201023 births
200915 births
200828 births
200726 births
200618 births
200528 births
2004111 births
200332 births
200234 births

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