First name origin & meaning:
Teutonic: Valiant protector
First name variations: Wil, Will, Willem, Wilhelm, Wilmos, Wilmot, Wilson, Williams, 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:
- Northern English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from
William.
- This surname was brought to North America from northern England and
northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the
17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in
Plymouth Colony in 1643.