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William Powers (ethnomusicologist)
William Powers may refer to: *William Powers Jr. (1946–2019), former president of the University of Texas at Austin *William T. Powers (1926–2013), scientist associated with perceptual control theory *William T. Powers (industrialist) (1820–1909), manufacturer and capitalist *William Powers (baritone), American opera singer *William Powers (writer) (born 1961), American writer, journalist and technologist *William Powers (politician) (active 1991–2001), former New York state Republican Party chairman *William F. Powers (born 1940), vice president of research for the Ford Motor Company *William W. Powers, member of the Illinois House of Representatives *Bill Powers (American politician) (born 1957), member of Tennessee General Assembly See also * Will Powers, stagename for Lynn Goldsmith (born 1948) * Will Powers, fictional character from Ace Attorney, see List of Ace Attorney characters * William Power (other) * William (other) * Powers (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Powers Jr
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |