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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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William m. Old High German willo 'will' + Old High German, Old Saxon helm 'helmet'

The name of an 8th C French saint, two 11th C kings of England, a 12th C king of Scotland, a number of 12th and 13th C English, French, and Italian saints, three 12th C kings of Sicily, a 13th C king of Germany, a 16th C prince of the Netherlands.

Austria
Latin
1237 Willehelmus (nom) hennes-vol1 96
Brabant
Latin
1312 Wilhelmi (gen) JeanIII p. 15, Wilhelmo (abl) ibid. p. 24, Wilhelmum (acc) ibid. p. 20, Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. p. 21, Willelmi (gen) ibid. p. 31, Willelmum (acc) ibid. p. 1, Willelmus (nom) ibid. p. 4
Czech Republic
Latin
1349 Wilhelmo (dat) chlumecky 48, Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. 138, Wylhelmus (nom) ibid. 47; 1350 Wilhelmi (gen) ibid. 166, Wilhelmo (dat) ibid. 158, Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. 158, Wylhelmo ibid. 219; 1351 Wylem (nom) ibid. 44, Wylhelmi (gen) ibid. 44, Wylhelmo (abl) ibid. 1, Wylhelmus (nom) ibid. 10; 1353 Wylhelmi (gen) ibid. 119, Wylhelmo (dat) ibid. 119; 1354 Wilhelmo (abl) ibid. 59, Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. 59; 1355 Wylhelmus (nom) ibid. 73; 1356 Wilhelmo (dat) ibid. 144, Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. 142
1353 Wylk (nom) chlumecky 65
England
Latin
1279–80 Willelmi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 28, Willelmo (abl) ibid. p. 27, Willelmus (nom) ibid. p. 25; 1290 Willelmo (abl) POSDu VII; 1300 Gylemyn (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 231, Wilhelmi (nom) ibid. p. 233, Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. p. 233, Willelmi (gen) ibid. p. 229, Willelmus (nom) ibid. p.232; 1327 Willelmo (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111; 1356 Willelmo (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 14; 1357 Guillelmo (abl) ibid. no. 23; 1358 Guillelmus (nom) ibid. no. 27; 1379 Willelmum (acc) ibid. no. 56; 1381 Willelmi (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 69, Willelmo (abl) ibid. p. 90, Willelmum (acc) ibid. p. 67, Willelmus (nom) ibid. p. 68; 1408 Willelmus (nom) GCCYork p. 10; 1411 Willelmo (abl) EEW p. 21, Willelmum (acc) ibid. p. 21, Willelmus ibid. p. 18; 1415 Willelmo (dat) ibid. p. 23; 1424–25 Willelmum (acc) ibid. p. 55; 1425 Willelmo (abl) ibid. p. 64; 1426 Willelmo (abl) ibid. p. 68, Willelmus ibid. p. 68; 1428 Willelmi (gen) ibid. p. 79, Willelmo (abl) ibid. p. 79; 1430 Willelmi (gen) ibid. p. 86; 1439 Willelmo (dat) ibid. p. 120, Willelmum (acc) ibid. p. 121; 1485–1486 Willelmi (gen) CovGuild-2 p. 48, Willelmo (abl) ibid. p. 49; 1530 Willelmo (dat) LIWill-III p. 32, Willelmus (nom) ibid. p. 2, Willielmum (acc) ibid. p. 58
Middle English
1402 William EEW p. 11; 1408 Wyllyam ibid. p. 15; 1410 William ibid. p. 16; 1411 William ibid. p. 19, Wylliam ibid. p. 19; 1413 William ibid. p. 22; 1415 William ibid. p. 23, Wylliam ibid. p. 25; 1417 William ibid. p. 28; 1417–18 William ibid. p. 40, Wyllyam ibid. p. 38; 1418 William ibid. p. 29; 1419–20 Wyllyam ibid. p. 41; 1420 William ibid. p. 46; 1424–25 William ibid. p. 58; 1425 William ibid. p. 65; 1426 William ibid. p. 67, Wilȝam ibid. p. 67; 1428 William ibid. p. 83; 1430 William ibid. p. 87; 1431 William ibid. p. 87; 1432–33 William ibid. p. 92; 1433 William ibid. p. 95; 1434 William ibid. p. 96; 1434–35 William ibid. p. 103; 1436 William ibid. p. 107; 1438 William ibid. p. 110; 1439 William ibid. p. 115; 1454 William ibid. p. 133
1426 Will EEW p. 71; 1431–32 Will ibid. p. 91; 1438–39 Will ibid. p. 130
English
1511 William OrpingtonKe p. 74; 1520 William SaxhamSf p. 128; 1522 William ibid. p. 114, Wylliam ibid. p. 114; 1525/6 Wylliam LIWill-III p. 1; 1530 William ibid. p. 2, Wylliam ibid. p. 7; 1531 William SaxhamSf p. 122; 1534 William DU-DSMMar; 1538 William BarnstapleBap p. 1, Wyllyam ibid. p. 1; 1539 William DEmar-vol1 p. 77, StAnthonlin p. 1, Wyllyam BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1540/1 William BEmar-vol1 p. 2; 1540 William ibid. p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 1, Wyllyam BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1541 William BEmar-vol1 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 2, Wyllyam BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 William BEmar-vol1 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 3, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 3, Wyllyam ibid. p. 3; 1543 William BEmar-vol1 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 3, OrpingtonKe p. 75, StAnthonlin p. 4, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 3, Wyllyam ibid. p. 3; 1544 William BEmar-vol1 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 4, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 4; 1545 William BEmar-vol1 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, StAnthonlin p. 5, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 4; 1546 William BEmar-vol1 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 5, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1547 William ibid. p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 6, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1548/9 William BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1548 William BarnstapleBap p. 6, Wylliam ibid. p. 6; 1549 William BEmar-vol1 p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 8; 1550 William DEmar-vol1 p. 79, StAnthonlin p. 8; 1551 William BEmar-vol1 p. 4, BarnstapleBap p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 8, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1552 William BEmar-vol1 p. 4, BarnstapleBap p. 7, DEmar-vol1 p. 79, StAnthonlin p. 9, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 7; 1553 William BEmar-vol1 p. 4, BarnstapleBap p. 7, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, StAnthonlin p. 10, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1554 William BEmar-vol1 p. 4; 1554/5 William ibid. p. 5; 1554 William BarnstapleBap p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 10, bruton-vol1 p. 26, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1555 William ibid. p. 9, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, StAnthonlin p. 11, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1556 William ibid. p. 9, StAnthonlin p. 11; 1557 William BEmar-vol1 p. 6, ProcSuf-vol3 p. 265, StAnthonlin p. 12, Willyam BarnstapleBap p. 10, Wylliam ibid. p. 10, Wyllyam ibid. p. 10; 1558 William BEmar-vol1 p. 6, SOmar-vol9 p. 1, SaxhamSf p. 134, StAnthonlin p. 12; 1558–9 William StMary-Ke p. 2; 1559 William BEmar-vol1 p. 6, BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BUmar-vol9 p. 2, DU-DSMMar, SOmar-vol9 p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 12, Wylliam SaxhamSf p. 1, Wyllyam BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1560 William BEmar-vol1 p. 6; 1560/1 William ibid. p. 7; 1560 William BUmar-vol9 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 47, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, DU-DSMMar, OrpingtonKe p. 1, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 13, Wylliam BarnstapleBap p. 11, SaxhamSf p. 1; 1561 William BEmar-vol1 p. 7, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 11, CAmar-vol1 p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, OrpingtonKe p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 14, Willyam BarnstapleBap p. 11, Wylliam ibid. p. 11, SaxhamSf p. 56, Wyllyam ibid. p. 1; 1562/3 William BEmar-vol1 p. 7; 1562 William BEmar-vol2 p. 2, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 11, COmar-vol2 p. 69, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, StAnthonlin p. 14, Willyam BarnstapleBap p. 12, Wylliam ibid. p. 12, Wyllyam ibid. p. 11; 1563 Wiliam StAnthonlin p. 16; 1563/4 William BEmar-vol1 p. 7; 1563 William ibid. p. 7, BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 47, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, StAnthonlin p. 15, Wylliam SaxhamSf p. 1, Wyllyam ibid. p. 1; 1564 William BEmar-vol2 p. 2, BUmar-vol9 p. 4, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 17, Wylliam SaxhamSf p. 2; 1565 William BEmar-vol1 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 81; 1566 William BEmar-vol2 p. 2, BUmar-vol9 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, StAnthonlin p. 18, Wyllyam BEmar-vol2 p. 69; 1567 William ibid. p. 30; 1568 William BUmar-vol9 p. 4, COmar-vol2 p. 69, SaxhamSf p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 19; 1569 William BEmar-vol1 p. 8, BEmar-vol2 p. 2, BUmar-vol9 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, SaxhamSf p. 39, StAnthonlin p. 20; 1570/1 William BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1570 William BUmar-vol9 p. 5, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Willym BEmar-vol2 p. 128; 1571 William ibid. p. 2, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, SaxhamSf p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 21, Wyllym BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1572 William ibid. p. 30, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, CAmar-vol1 p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, OrpingtonKe p. 4, SaxhamSf p. 56, bruton-vol1 p. 40; 1573 William BEmar-vol2 p. 2, COmar-vol2 p. 48, DEmar-vol1 p. 83, SaxhamSf p. 3; 1574 William BEmar-vol1 p. 9, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 83; 1575 William BEmar-vol1 p. 9, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, COmar-vol2 p. 70, DEmar-vol1 p. 83, SaxhamSf p. 3, Wyllym BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1576 William BUmar-vol9 p. 5, SaxhamSf p. 3, StAnthonlin p. 25; 1577/8 William BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1577 William ibid. p. 30, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 25, Wyllym BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1578 William CAmar-vol1 p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1579 William BEmar-vol1 p. 10, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, SaxhamSf p. 3; 1580 William BEmar-vol1 p. 10, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, SaxhamSf p. 56; 1581 William BEmar-vol1 p. 10, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, DEmar-vol2 p. 6, SaxhamSf p. 3; 1582/3 William BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1582 William BEmar-vol2 p. 3, BUmar-vol2 p. 141, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 7; 1583 William BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1583/4 William ibid. p. 11; 1583 William BUmar-vol9 p. 7, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 8, StMary-Ke p. v; 1584 William BEmar-vol1 p. 12; 1584/5 William ibid. p. 12; 1584 William BEmar-vol2 p. 30, DEmar-vol2 p. 10, SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 30, Wyllym BEmar-vol2 p. 130; 1585 William ibid. p. 96, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 10, SaxhamSf p. 39, StAnthonlin p. 31; 1586 William BEmar-vol2 p. 96, CAmar-vol1 p. 4, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 12, SaxhamSf p. 39; 1587/8 William BEmar-vol1 p. 12; 1587 William ibid. p. 12, DEmar-vol2 p. 13, SaxhamSf p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 47; 1588 William BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1588/9 William ibid. p. 13; 1588 William BEmar-vol2 p. 69, CAmar-vol1 p. 4, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 15; 1589 William BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1589/90 William ibid. p. 13; 1589 William BEmar-vol2 p. 3, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1590 William BEmar-vol1 p. 14; 1590/1 William ibid. p. 14; 1590 William BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1590/1 William ibid. p. 3; 1590 William BUmar-vol9 p. 7, CAmar-vol1 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, DEmar-vol2 p. 20, SaxhamSf p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 49, Willyam StAnthonlin p. 34; 1591 William BEmar-vol1 p. 14, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 4, DEmar-vol2 p. 22; 1592 William BEmar-vol1 p. 15, BEmar-vol2 p. 69, BUmar-vol2 p. 141, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, COmar-vol2 p. 24, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 51, Wyllym BEmar-vol2 p. 132; 1593/4 William BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1593 William BEmar-vol2 p. 4, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, DEmar-vol2 p. 26, SaxhamSf p. 40, Wyllym BEmar-vol2 p. 131; 1594 William BEmar-vol1 p. 16, BEmar-vol2 p. 96, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, COmar-vol2 p. 24, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, DEmar-vol2 p. 28, SaxhamSf p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 37; 1595 William BEmar-vol1 p. 16, BEmar-vol2 p. 4, BUmar-vol9 p. 9, CAmar-vol1 p. 5, DEmar-vol2 p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 37; 1596 William BUmar-vol9 p. 9, DEmar-vol2 p. 34, StAnthonlin p. 37, StMary-Ke p. v; 1597 William BEmar-vol1 p. 16, CAmar-vol1 p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol2 p. 35, StAnthonlin p. 38, Willim CAmar-vol1 p. 6; 1598 William BEmar-vol1 p. 17, BEmar-vol2 p. 96, COmar-vol2 p. 50, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, DEmar-vol2 p. 38, SaxhamSf p. 40, StAnthonlin p. 39; 1599 William BEmar-vol1 p. 17, CAmar-vol1 p. 143, COmar-vol2 p. 24, DEmar-vol2 p. 40, DU-DSMMar, SaxhamSf p. 40, StAnthonlin p. 39
1544 Wyll BarnstapleBap p. 4
Estonia
Middle Low German
1403 Wilhelm BbRT p. 343; 1431 Wyllem ibid. p. 355
1364 Wilken BbRT p. 334, Wylken ibid. p. 334
France
Latin
993x1000 Guillelmi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 89; 11thC Wilelmi (gen) ibid. no. 118; 1015 Vuilemi (gen) NTDip-vol4 p. 225; 1031 Vuillelmi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 107, Willelmi (gen) ibid. no. 107; 1047 Willelmi (gen) CartNDSaintes I, Willelmus (nom) ibid. I; 1052 Willemi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 85; 1060 Willelmi (gen) CartNDSaintes XIX; 1067 Guillelmus (nom) ibid. XII, Willelmus (nom) ibid. XII; 1079x1081 Willelmo (abl) ibid. XXI; 1083 Villelmus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 119, Vuillelmus (nom) ibid. no. 119, Willelmi (gen) ibid. no. 119; 1095 Guilielmi (gen) CartNDSaintes V; 1101x1129 Guillelmo (abl) CartStPC XVIII, Willelmum (acc) ibid. XVI, Willelmus (nom) ibid. XVI; 1107 Guillelmus (nom) ibid. XVII; a1108 Willelmus (nom) ibid. XXI; 1113 Guillelmi (gen) CartNDJosaphat III; 1115 Willelmi (gen) ibid. V, Willelmo (dat) ibid. VI, Willelmus (nom) ibid. V; 1115x1149 Guillelmus (nom) CartStPC X; 1119 Willelmus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VII; 1120 Willelmo (abl) ibid. VIII, Willelmus (nom) ibid. VIII; 1121 Willelmus (nom) ibid. X; 1123 Willelmi (gen) ibid. XII; a1124 Guillelmus (nom) CartStPC II; 1124 Guillelmus (nom) CartNDJosaphat XIII; 1126 Guillelmus (nom) CartStPC VII, Willelmus (nom) ibid. IV; 1127 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. XIX, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. XIX, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. XIX, Willelme (gen) ibid. III, Willelmo (dat) ibid. III, Willelmus (nom) ibid. XIX; 1131 Willelmi (gen) CartNDSaintes XXII, Willelmo (abl) ibid. XXIII, Willelmus (nom) ibid. XXII; 1135 Guillermi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 6, Willelmus (nom) ibid. 7; c1136 Willelmi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXXI, Willelmus ibid. CXXI; 1138x1162 Guilelmus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 77, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. 76; 1142 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 9, Willermus (nom) ibid. 9; 1143x1146 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 12; 1144x1153 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 25; 1146 Guillelmi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXII, Willelmi (gen) CartNDSaintes VIII; 1147 Guilelmus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 14, Willelmi (gen) CartNDSaintes XXV, Willelmo (abl) ibid. XXV; 1148 Willelmus (nom) ibid. XXIV; c1150 Guillelmi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII, Willelmi (gen) ibid. CXIII; 1154 Willelmi (gen) ibid. LIV, clairvaux-12thc 27, Willelmus (nom) ibid. 27; 1157 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. 32; 1163 Guillelmus (nom) ibid. 99, Wilerimi (gen) ibid. 99; 1163–64 Willelmo (abl) ibid. 119; 1164 Guillelmus (nom) ibid. 122, Willelmo (abl) ibid. 121; 1167 Willelmi (gen) CartNDSaintes X; 1180 Willelmus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LV; 1183 Willelmo (abl) ibid. LVI, Willelmus (nom) ibid. LVI; 1187 Willelmi (gen) ibid. LVII; 1196/97 Guillelmo (dat) CartStPC I; 1201 Willelmus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXI; 1203 Guillelmus (nom) ibid. CXXV; 1216 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. XI; 1255 Guillelmus (nom) ArrestReg-volI X, Candlemas; 1256 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. X, Candlemas, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. VI, Candlemas, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. X, Candlemas, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. VI, Candlemas; 1257 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. I, St. Martin, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. XVI, Pentecost, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. XII, Candlemas, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. XVI, Pentecost; 1258 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. VII, BMV, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. XIII, Pentecost, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. XIII, Pentecost, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. XIII, Pentecost; 1259 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. IX, Pentecost, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. IV, Pentecost, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. IV, Pentecost, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. II, Pentecost; 1260 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. XVI, St. Martin, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. XVI, St. Martin, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. I, Ascension, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. VI, Candlemas; 1261 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. V, BMV, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. V, BMV, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. VII, BMV, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. V, BMV; 1273 Guillelmi (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 41, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. p. 21, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. p. 27, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. p. 19, WIllelmi (gen) ibid. p. 22, Wilellmum (acc) ibid. p. 41, Willelmo (abl) ibid. p. 22, Willelmum (acc) ibid. p. 22, Willelmus (nom) ibid. p. 21; 1274 Guilelmi (gen) ibid. p. 55, Guillelmi (gen) ibid. p. 47, Guillelmo (abl) ibid. p. 46, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. p. 48, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. p. 47, Guillermus (nom) ibid. p. 44, Vuillelmi (gen) ibid. p. 57; 1277 Guillelmus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXII; 1285 Guillermus (nom) ibid. I; 1287 Guillelmus (nom) GasReg-A p. 74; 1301 Guillelmi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 201, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. p. 213, Villelmi (gen) ibid. p. 206, Villermus (nom) ibid. p. 225, Willelmi (gen) ibid. p. 204, Willelmus (nom) ibid. p. 207, Willermi (gen) ibid. p. 204, Willermo (abl) ibid. p. 200, Willermus (nom) ibid. p. 178; 1313 Guillermo (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVIII; 1378 Guilhelmi (gen) hanquetvol1 1218, Guilhermus (nom) ibid. 774, Guillelmi (gen) ibid. no. 67, Guillelmo (dat) ibid. 6, Guillelmum (acc) ibid. 1550, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. 542, Guillermi (gen) ibid. 735, Guillermo (dat) ibid. no. 73, Guillermus (nom) ibid. no. 95, Guillielmo (dat) ibid. 870, Wilhelmi (gen) ibid. 324, Wilhelmo (dat) ibid. 829, Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. 2045, Wilhermi (gen) ibid. 918, Wilhermo (dat) ibid. 918, Wilhermus (nom) ibid. 918, Willelmo ibid. 363, Willelmus (nom) ibid. 474, Willermi (gen) ibid. 590, Willermo (dat) ibid. 428, Willermus (nom) ibid. 2417, Wuillelmo (dat) ibid. 875; 1421 Guillelmi (gen) favier p. 113; 1579 Guillermo (abl) FlorLyon p. 40
1378 Gillekini (gen) hanquetvol1 1544, Wilquini (gen) ibid. 1030
Old French
1296 Guillaume paris1296 p. 2; 1301 Guillaume (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 282, Willaume (nom) ibid. p. 278, Willaumes (nom) ibid. p. 191; 1313 Guillaume Paris1313 p. 2; 1327 Guillaume lecoy p. 174
1296 Guillot paris1296 p. 5; 1313 Guillemin Paris1313 p. 66, Guillet ibid. p. 67, Guillot ibid. p. 8; 1327 Guillot lecoy p. 175
Middle French
1388 Williaume thierry; 1392 Guillaum MemBret-II col. 608, Guillaume ibid. col. 597, Gullaume ibid. col. 602, Huillaume ibid. col. 605, Willaume ibid. col. 604; 1418 Guillaume HGParis p. 372; 1421 Guillaume favier 1; 1423 Guillaume ibid. 36; 1438 Guillaume ibid. 2; 1588 Guillaume raymond1588 p. 569
1368 Guille beauchet-vol1 p. 13; 1387 Guille ibid. p. 15; 1388 Willet thierry; 1392 Guillemet MemBret-II col. 606, Guillemin ibid. col. 603, Guillemot ibid. col. 602, Guillot ibid. col. 603, Willequin ibid. col. 603; 1418 Vuillequin HGParis p. 380; 1421 Guillemin favier 36, Guillemot ibid. p. 175; 1423 Guillemin ibid. 28; 1438 Guillemin ibid. 233, Guillemot ibid. 65, Guillot ibid. 132
Germany
Latin
966 Willehelmi (gen) quix-vol1 14, Willehelmus (nom) ibid. 13, Willelmi (gen) ibid. 13, Willelmus (nom) ibid. 13; 1061 Willermus (nom) ibid. 60; 1076 Willehelmo (abl) ibid. 47; 1130 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 63; 1135 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 64; 1138 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 28; 1142 Willehalm (nom) mairhofer I, Willehalmus (nom) ibid. XII; 1144 Willehalm (nom) ibid. XV; 1147 Wilehelmus (nom) ibid. XVII, Willehelmus (nom) ibid. XXVII; 1151 Willehalmus (nom) ibid. XXXVI; 1153 Willelmus (nom) quix-vol1 30; 1185 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 36; 1192 Wilhelmo (abl) ibid. 50, Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. 50; 1194 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 54; 1197 Guilielmus (nom) hennes-vol1 1, Gulielmus (nom) ibid. 2; 1211 Willehelmus (nom) ibid. 11; 1214 Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. 15; 1216 Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. 22; 1219 Gulielmus (nom) ibid. 36, Wilhelmus (nom) quix-vol1 73, Willelmi (gen) hennes-vol1 42, Willelmo (abl) quix-vol1 73, Willelmum (acc) ibid. 73, Willelmus (nom) hennes-vol1 42; 1230 Wilhelmus (nom) ibid. p. 91; 1234 Wilhelmus (nom) quix-vol1 105; 1257 Willelmi (gen) ibid. 114, Willelmus (nom) ibid. 114; 1401 Wilhelmi (gen) HD1401 no. 46, Wilhelmo (dat) ibid. no. 16; 1540 Wilhelmo (abl) quix-vol1 93
1149 Wille (nom) mairhofer XXXI
Early New High German
1400 Wilhelm (nom) mairhofer DCLXVIII; 1418 Wilhalm (nom) ibid. DCCVI; 1419 Wilhalm (nom) ibid. DCCIX; 1424 Wilhalm (nom) ibid. DCCXX; 1497 Wilhelm Nurn1497 7
Ireland
Latin
1216x1272 Willelmo (abl) POSDu VII
Italy
Latin
1220 Wilhelmi (gen) hennes-vol1 49; 1265x1339 Guillelmi (gen) BBC-Berg 20; 1267 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. p. XLI; 1285 Guillielmi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Guillielmus (nom) ibid. p. 153; 1300 Guillelmus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLV; 1302 Guillelmus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1326 Guilielmum (acc) Friuli-14thC no. 442; 1527 Guillelmus (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
Latvia
Latin
1289 Willekinus (nom) RigSB 17
Malta
Latin
1499 Guiglelmus (nom) Attard1499 p. 116
The Netherlands
Dutch
1560 Wilhem MagMiddelburg-1560; 1561 Wilhem ibid.; 1562 Wilhem ibid.; 1563 Wilhem ibid.; 1564 Wilhem ibid.; 1566 Wilhem ibid.; 1567 Wilhem ibid.; 1568 Wilhem ibid., Willem ibid.; 1569 Wilhem ibid.; 1570 Wilhem ibid.; 1571 Wilhem ibid.; 1572 Wilhem ibid., Willem ibid.; 1577 Willem ibid.
Scotland
Latin
1214–1226 Willelmi (gen) morton-vol1 1, Willelmo (abl) ibid. 1, Willelmus (nom) ibid. 1; 1272x1360 Willielmo (abl) CartStAndrew p. 3; 1309 Willielmo (abl) ibid. p. 2; 1376 Willelmi (gen) morton-vol1 16, Willelmo (dat) ibid. 16, Willelmus (nom) ibid. 16; c1377 Willelmo (abl) ibid. 4; 1381x1388 Willelmi (gen) CartNBer [p. xxxvii], Willelmo (abl) ibid. [p. xxxvii]; 1385 Willelmo (abl) morton-vol1 8; 1456 Willelmo (abl) ibid. 14; 1578 Willelmus (nom) ibid. 15
Scots
1495 William CrimTrials-I1 p. 15; c1550 Wilȝem CartNBer p. xxiv
Spain
Latin
1488 Guillelmi (gen) carbonell p. 16, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. p. 21; 1489 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. p. 30, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. p. 30; 1490 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. p. 46; 1491 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. p. 53, Guillelmus (nom) ibid. p. 53
Catalan
1510 Guillem valencia1510 3425
Spanish
1376 Guillen SanzSerrano
1496 Guillemet olite1496 p. 179
Switzerland
Latin
1290 Vuillelmus (nom) Ob-SPVn (220); 14thCx1478 Guillelmi (gen) ibid. (32), Guillelmum (acc) ibid. (113), Guillelmus (nom) ibid. (50), Guillermum (acc) ibid. (121), Vuillelmi (gen) ibid. (82), Vuillelmum (acc) ibid. (73), Vuillermum (acc) ibid. (238); 1360 Guillelmus (nom) ibid. (87); 1457 Vuillelmum (acc) ibid. (246)
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