The first name Willie

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About the first name Willie

Meaning

The name Willie is related to William. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Willie belongs to the same name family as William. The name William comes from Germanic Willahelm through Norman and English forms.

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In archival records, Willie may coexist with William or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:w-iliwɪli

Frequency of the first name Willie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Willie by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name WillieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Willie in baptisms by year.201510501800184118821923196420051800–1804 2 baptisms1875–1879 2 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 6 baptisms1905–1909 12 baptisms1910–1914 6 baptisms1915–1919 6 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms

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