William

Definitions

1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.
3. A surname.

Equivalents

Examples

“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⟳,”

“By the same token I should probably have⟳ called myself 'Bill'. With a name⟳ like⟳ William you have⟳ choices. Very handy for us chameleons. 'William' is stern and dignified. A little austere and unapproachable. He conquers things. It is what my mother calls me when she is angry with me.”

“One was a piece, Two Cheers for the Whig Interpretation of History, by William Cronon, president of the American Historical Association.”

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