First name origin & meaning:
Teutonic: Valiant protector
First name variations: Wil, Will, Willem, Wilhelm, Wilmos, Wilmot, Wilson, Williamson, Wills, Willie, Willy, Wiley, Wyley, Wilkie, Willkie, Wilkes, Wylkes, Willis, Wilton, Wilmer, Wilmar, Winton, Willard, Wilford, Guillaume, Guillermo, Vilhelm, Vilem, Viliam, Vasili, Vasily, Uilleam, Uilliam, William
Last name origins & meanings:
- English (also very common in Wales): patronymic from
William.
- This very common surname was brought to North America from southern
England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the
17th century onward. It has also absorbed some continental European
cognates such as Dutch <xref>Willems</xref>. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Famous people with this last name:
Michelle Williams,
Robin Williams,
Vanessa Williams
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Nobel Prize Winners,
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