Williams

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪli.əmz/, /ˈwɪljəmz/

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Etymology 1

Variant of William with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Proper noun

Williams (countable and uncountable, plural Williamses)

1. A surname.
   • 2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.” […] Now that Williams is set to complete his lifetime goal of visiting every country in the world, he’s inviting tourists to visit the Republic of Slowjamastan as he plans to create the world’s foremost “micronation.”

   1. An English surname originating as a patronymic of common usage in Wales and England.
   2. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).
2. A placename:
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city in Coconino County, Arizona; named for frontiersman Old Bill Williams.
      2. A city in Colusa County, California; named for early resident W. H. Williams.
      3. An unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.
      4. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Indiana.
      5. A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Indiana; named for postmaster Byrd E. Williams.
      6. A minor city in Hamilton County, Iowa.
      7. A township in Bay County, Michigan.
      8. A minor city in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; named for early settlers William Mason and George Williams.
      9. A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
      10. A ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska; named for the founders' son, William.
      11. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon; named for nearby Williams Creek, itself for Army Captain Robert Williams.
      12. A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
      13. A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
      14. A town in Colleton County, South Carolina.
      15. A river in Oregon.
      16. A river in Vermont; named for Puritan minister John Williams.
      17. A river in West Virginia.
   2. A place in Australia:
      1. A river in New South Wales.
      2. A town and local government area (the Shire of Williams) in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia; named for the nearby Williams River.
      3. A river in Western Australia; probably named for William IV of the United Kingdom.

Derived terms

• Bill Williams River
• Williamsburg
• Williams-Campbell syndrome
• Williams County
• Williamsfield
• Williamsian
• Williams Landing
• Williams syndrome
• Williamston
• Zori-Stalker-Williams syndrome

Related terms

• Williamson

Translations

transliterations of the English surname "Williams"

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 威廉姆斯 (zh) (Wēiliánmǔsī), 威廉斯 (zh) (Wēiliánsī)

• Japanese: ウイリアムス (Uiriamusu), ウイリアムズ (Uiriamuzu), ウィリアムス (Wiriamusu), ウィリアムズ (Wiriamuzu)
• Persian: ویلیامز (viliyâmz)
• Russian: Уи́льямс (ru) (Uílʹjams)

surname meaning "son of William"

• Danish: Vilhelmsen
• Dutch: Willems (nl), Willemse, Willemsen (nl)
• Finnish: Vilhunen (fi)
• Icelandic: Vilhjálmsson
• Irish: Mac Uilliam
• Italian: Di Guglielmo
• Scottish Gaelic: MacUilleim
• Swedish: Vilhelmson, Vilhelmsson (sv)
• Welsh: ap Gwilym

city in Arizona

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 威廉斯 (zh) (Wēiliánsī)

• Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai: Wii Gvʼul

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Williams is the 3^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,625,252 individuals. Williams is most common among Black/African American (47.7%) and White (45.8%) individuals.

See also

• Willyams

Etymology 2

From William +‎ -s (plural suffix).

Proper noun

Williams

1. plural of William

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Williams.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.ljamz/

Proper noun

Williams ?

1. a surname from English

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvilijɛms]
• Hyphenation: Wil‧li‧ams
• Rhymes: -ɛms

Proper noun

Williams

1. An English and Welsh surname.

   Tennessee Williams

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Williams	Williamsek
accusative	Williamset	Williamseket
dative	Williamsnek	Williamseknek
instrumental	Williamsszel	Williamsekkel
causal-final	Williamsért	Williamsekért
translative	Williamsszé	Williamsekké
terminative	Williamsig	Williamsekig
essive-formal	Williamsként	Williamsekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Williamsben	Williamsekben
superessive	Williamsen	Williamseken
adessive	Williamsnél	Williamseknél
illative	Williamsbe	Williamsekbe
sublative	Williamsre	Williamsekre
allative	Williamshez	Williamsekhez
elative	Williamsből	Williamsekből
delative	Williamsről	Williamsekről
ablative	Williamstől	Williamsektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	Williamsé	Williamseké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Williamséi	Williamsekéi

Possessive forms of Williams

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Williamsem	Williamseim
2nd person sing.	Williamsed	Williamseid
3rd person sing.	Williamse	Williamsei
1st person plural	Williamsünk	Williamseink
2nd person plural	Williamsetek	Williamseitek
3rd person plural	Williamsük	Williamseik

Derived terms

• williamsi

Swedish

Proper noun

Williams

1. genitive of William