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Willam - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Willam

[ 2 syll. wi-(l)lam, wil-l-am ] The boy name Willam is pronounced WIHLahM KEY. Willam is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in English. Willam is a variation of the English and French William.

Willam is rare as a baby name for boys. At the peak of its usage in 1908, 0.007% of baby boys were named Willam. It ranked at #822 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency, and is used only on a very modest scale now. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Willam, the English and French William was the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Willam include the Dutch and German Willem, the English Waylon, the English Wileen, the Dutch and Scandinavian Wilheim, the German and Scandinavian Wilhelm, the English and French William, the English Willian, the Hawaiian Walena, and the English Wiliam.

KEY: Pronunciation for Willam: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"


 
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