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William H. Brill
William Hascal Brill, also known as William H. Brill, Will H. Brill, and W. H. Brill, (April 16, 1871 in Litchfield, Minnesota – November 30, 1923 in Saint Paul, Minnesota)Personalia in the ''Minnesota Alumni Weekly'' (page 66 of the .pdf); by the Alumni Association; published December 20, 1923; retrieved December 22, 2014 was an American journalist who at various times worked for the , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H Brill, War Correspondent 1904
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] |