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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 Afton, a major antagonist in the Five Nights at Freddy's game franchise; William Birkin, in the Resident Evil game franchise; B.J. Blazkowicz is the main character in most of the Wolfenstein video game series. William "Bill" Bracken from Castle; William Brown, the main character of the children's book series Just William by Richmal Crompton
The world knows them as Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Prince and Princess of Wales. But did you know that in Scotland, they are called by entirely different names? Let me explain. During ...
Many of the top names on the SSA's list of names that increased in popularity fit this bill, including Izael (which moved up 860 places in rank between this year and last year, making it the ...
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]
The top members of the British royal family are names we're all familiar with — or so we think. Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince Charles have different names when they go to Scotland ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles. Examples ...