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William Gray (burgess)
William, Willie, Bill, or Billy Gray may refer to: Arts and entertainment *William S. Gray (film editor) (1896–1946), American film editor *Billy Gray (comedian) (1904–1978), American comedian, comedy club owner, and actor *Billy Gray (actor) (born 1938), American actor who portrayed teenager Bud Anderson on TV's ''Father Knows Best'' Politics and law *William Gray (Massachusetts politician) (1750–1825), American politician and merchant *William Gray (Conservative politician) (1814–1895), British mill owner and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton 1857–1874 *William Gray (Canadian politician) (1862–1916), politician in Ontario, Canada *William Gray (Lord Provost) (1928–2000), Lord Provost of Glasgow, 1972–1975 *William Gray (New Mexico politician) (born 1940), American state legislator in New Mexico *William B. Gray (1942–1994), American attorney and politician *William Bain Gray, British colonial administrator and civil servant *William H. Gray (Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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William is a male given name of Germanic 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, 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 given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |