English Explanatory Dictionary

Williams

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. An English surname originating as a patronymic of common usage in Wales and England.
  3. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).
  4. A placename:
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A city in Coconino County, Arizona; named for frontiersman Old Bill Williams.
  7. A city in Colusa County, California; named for early resident W. H. Williams.
  8. An unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.
  9. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Indiana.
  10. A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Indiana; named for postmaster Byrd E. Williams.
  11. A minor city in Hamilton County, Iowa.
  12. A township in Bay County, Michigan.
name
  1. plural of William

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪli.əmz/ /ˈwɪljəmz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Williams.wav

Word forms

Williams Williamses

Etymology

Variant of William with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Related words

Williamson Willyams

Derived words

Bill Williams River Williamsburg Williams-Campbell syndrome Williams County Williamsfield Williamsian Williams Landing Williams syndrome Williamston Zori-Stalker-Williams syndrome

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 威廉姆斯 Chinese Mandarin: 威廉斯 Japanese: ウイリアムス Japanese: ウイリアムズ Japanese: ウィリアムス Japanese: ウィリアムズ Persian: ویلیامز Russian: Уи́льямс Danish: Vilhelmsen Dutch: Willems Dutch: Willemse Dutch: Willemsen Finnish: Vilhunen Icelandic: Vilhjálmsson Irish: Mac Uilliam Italian: Di Guglielmo Scottish Gaelic: MacUilleim Swedish: Vilhelmson Swedish: Vilhelmsson Welsh: ap Gwilym
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