Source etymology 1
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Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA surname originating as a patronymic, meaning “son/daughter of Will”. · A male given name transferred from the surname. · A locality in the Shire of Boulia, western Queensland, Australia. · A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wiljaną Proto-Germanic *wiljô Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmos? Proto-Germanic *helmaz Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmazder. Frankish *Willahelmder. Anglo-Norman Willameder. Middle English William English Williamclip. English willow English Willowclip. English Will Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es English -s English Wills From Will + -s (patronymic suffix).
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