Williams
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈwɪli.əmz//
- //ˈwɪljəmz//
A surname.
proper noun
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A surname.
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A surname. An English surname originating as a patronymic of common usage in Wales and England.
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A surname. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Coconino County, Arizona; named for frontiersman Old Bill Williams.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Colusa County, California; named for early resident W. H. Williams.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Adams County, Indiana.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Indiana; named for postmaster Byrd E. Williams.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Hamilton County, Iowa.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Bay County, Michigan.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; named for early settlers William Mason and George Williams.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska; named for the founders' son, William.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon; named for nearby Williams Creek, itself for Army Captain Robert Williams.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Colleton County, South Carolina.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A river in Oregon.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A river in Vermont; named for Puritan minister John Williams.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A river in West Virginia.
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A placename: A place in Australia: A river in New South Wales.
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A placename: A place in Australia: A town and local government area (the Shire of Williams) in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia; named for the nearby Williams River.
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A placename: A place in Australia: A river in Western Australia; probably named for William IV of the United Kingdom.
Etymology
Variant of William with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
proper noun
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Also a form of Williamplural of William
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Forms
- plural
- Williamses