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The form William is a back-borrowing from Old Norman Williame, a specifically northern Norman reflex of Medieval Latin Willelmus (compare the Central French cognate Guillaume). The development of the name's northern Norman form can be traced in the different versions of the name appearing in Wace's Roman de Rou. [5]
Bill is a masculine given name, generally a short form of William. It can also be used as the adaptation into English of the popular Greek name Vasilis or Vasileios (Basil), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countries, probably due to similarity in the sound. [citation needed] People named Bill include:
William the Conqueror (c. 1028 – 1087), in French Guillaume le Conquérant, Norman conqueror of England; William of Gellone (755-812/14), in French Guillaume d'Orange, Count of Toulouse and hero of the epic poem Chanson de Guillaume
The Norman Conquest had a dramatic effect on English names. Many if not most Saxon names, such as Ethelred, died out under the massive influx of French ones. Since the Royal Court now rang with names such as Alain, Guy, Reginald and William, [4] they were quickly adopted by the English, the Welsh, and eventually the Irish. [citation needed]
Chez Paul was a French restaurant in Chicago, Illinois.Established in 1945 by Paul Contos, Chez Paul became famous under Paul's son, Bill. When it was open, it was the oldest French restaurant in Chicago, [1] and was only exceeded in prestige by Le Francais (which is also closed).
Le Roy le veult (/ l ə ˈ r ɔɪ l ə ˌ v ʌ l t /, "The King wills it") or La Reyne le veult (/ l æ ˈ r eɪ n l ə ˌ v ʌ l t /, "The Queen wills it") is a Norman French phrase used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom to signify that a public bill, including a private member's bill, has received royal assent from the monarch. [1]
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Ford v Quebec (AG), [1988] 2 SCR 712 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Court struck down part of the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as "Bill 101". [2]