william
UK /ˈwɪl.i.əm/ US /ˈwɪl.i.əm/
name 2noun 1
Definitions
noun
1
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.
name
1
A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.
This name hath been most common in England since King William the Conquerour, insomuch that upon a festival day in the Court of King Henry the Second, when Sir William Saint-John, and Sir William Fitz-Hamon, especial Officers, had commanded that none but of the name of William should dine in the great Chamber with them, they were accompanied with a hundred and twenty Williams.
But we have known Williams and Richards, names not found in sacred story, but familiar to our country, prove as gracious saints as any Safe deliverance, Fight the good fight of faith, or such like,
2
A surname.
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