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William

Male#1719 most common in Croatia75 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Resolute protector
Origin:
Germanic

About the name William

English form from Germanic 'wil' (will) and 'helm' (protection).

Popularity with newborns

William has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.

People with this name in Croatia

75 people in Croatia are called William, according to the 2021 census. That is #1719 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

William is recorded in 3 of Croatia's 21 counties.

Grad ZagrebIstarskaPrimorsko-goranska

Characteristics

InternationalRare

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.