William

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[edit] ORIGIN & HISTORY

The name William, historically, has strong regal associations: several rulers of Germany, Prussia and England have all borne the name. In England the name was introduced by the Normans and the famous William the Conqueror, who was the first Norman king of England.

[edit] POPULARITY

After William the Conqueror's ascension to the throne, William became the most common male name in Britain.Since 1880 the name has always been in the top thousand most popular names for new born baby boys in the United States and although it has been slipping through the popularity stakes, it still ranked, as of 2006, as the tenth most popular name for new born boys in the US, it ranked as the eighth most popular name in Britain in the same year.

[edit] NAMESAKES

• The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library is one of the most comprehensive libraries for rare material in the United States and is located in the University of California.

• William is very commonly used to verify the letter W in spelling alphabets, among the alphabets that use the name are the British forces 1952, Telecom B, NY Police, France and Germany.

[edit] FAMOUS PERSONS

• William the Conqueror (born circa 1028) the King of England from 1066.

• William Shakespeare (born 1564) the English playwright.

• Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales (born 21 June 1982) the son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Prince William is second in line to the British throne.

• Sir William Wallace (born circa 1272) the leader of the famous resistance against the English occupation of Scotland during the country's wars of independence.

OTHER PERSONS

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Author: Stefanina Hill