Williams vs William - What's the difference?
williams | william |
An English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the given name William.
popular since the Norman Conquest.
* 1605 , Remains Concerning Britain , John Russell Smith, 1870, p.98:
* 2004 , California, Here I Am , TwentyFirst Century Publishers Ltd, ISBN 1904433219, page29-30:
William is a related term of williams.
As proper nouns the difference between williams and william
is that williams is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the given name William while William is a given name derived from Germanic popular since the Norman Conquest.williams
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)william
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- 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 .
- 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.