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William
A masculine given name of Germanic origin, traditionally interpreted as meaning ‘resolute protector’.
Used in a sentence
William arrived early for the meeting.
Where it comes from
From Old High German Willahelm, from wil ‘will, desire’ and helm ‘helmet, protection’, literally ‘resolute protector’.
Its journey
William began in the old Germanic name Willahelm, woven from wil- ‘will, desire’ and helm ‘helmet, protection’. Carried into England by the Normans as Old French Guillaume after 1066, it was reshaped in English into William. Its traditional sense, ‘resolute protector’, preserves both the determined will and the guarding helm of its ancestors.
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