William

Summary

William is a male given name^[1]. William ranks in the top 0.4% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month, #13 of 3,266).^[2]

Key Facts

• William's instance of is recorded as male given name^[3].
• William's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86005409^[4].
• William's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[5].
• William's Commons category is recorded as William (given name)^[6].
• William's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• William's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch^[8].
• William's pronunciation audio is recorded as Nl-William.ogg^[9].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Guillaume^[10].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Wilhelm^[11].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Bill^[12].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Will^[13].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Guillem^[14].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Willem^[15].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Guillén^[16].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Guilherme^[17].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Guillermo^[18].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Vilém^[19].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Viljem^[20].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Wiliam^[21].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Gwilym^[22].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Vilmos^[23].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Gulielmus^[24].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Guglielmo^[25].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Gwyllym^[26].
• William's said to be the same as is recorded as Ghilherme^[27].

Why It Matters

William ranks in the top 0.4% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month, #13 of 3,266).^[2] William has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] William is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]