William Nisbet (died 1724)
William Nisbet may refer to: *William Nisbet MP (1666–1724), one of the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain *William Nisbet (physician) (1759–1822), Scottish physician * William Hamilton Nisbet (1747–1822), British politician * William Nisbet (mason), Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, 1746–1747 *William Nisbet of Dean Sir William Nisbet of Dean (c. 1570 – c. 1630) was a 16th/17th century Scottish merchant who twice served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Provost of Edinburgh from 1616 to 1619 and 1622 to 1623. Life He was the son of Henry Nisbet of Dean, P ..., Scottish merchant who twice served as Provost of Edinburgh See also * William Nesbit (other) {{hndis, Nisbet, William ...
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William Nisbet MP
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ...
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