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What does Will mean?
Will 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old English, Old German and English origin, and the name Will means "desiring peace; determined protector". Will is a variant form of Wilfred (Old English). Will is also a form of William (Old German): from wil meaning "will". Will is also used as a form of Willie (English), and a form of Willis (Old English). See also Bill
STARTS WITH Wil-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, peace, determined (faithful), protector (defender)
Variations
VARIANT Wil
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA WILFRED, WILLIAM, WILLIE, WILLIS Bill▼, Bille, Billie▼, Billy▼, Liam▲, Villem, Wilek, Wiley▼, Wilhelm, Wilkes, Wilkie, Willem, Willes, Willess, Willi, Williss, Willkie, Wills, Willson, Willy, Wilmer▼, Wilmot, Wilson▼, Wim
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Will?
Will is a very prominent first name for men (#503 out of 1220, Top 41%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#2514 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Will reached its peak rank of #26 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #892. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Will (#892 A YEAR AGO) ranked in the Top 2000 are Bill, Billie, Billy (#845), Liam (#1), Wiley (#1437), Wilfred, Wilhelm, Wilkie, Willem, William (#3), Willie (#934), Willis, Willy, Wilmer (#1682), Wilmot and Wilson (#622). These relations of Will were popular with parents during the years 1900-1909 (MEDIAN #780) and are now significantly less widespread (#1436, DOWN 72%), with forms like Billie becoming less in vogue. Liam is the most fashionable baby name among these.
Similar Names
Will▼ is alike in pronunciation to Al▼, Euell, Ewell, Ole▼, Olle, Ull, Wole, Yael▲, Yale, Yoel and Yule. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Axill, Bell, Byll, Chill, Coll, Dell▼, Gaill, Gall, Gill, Hall, Hill, Kell, Neill, Niall, Noll, Pall, Pell, Poll, Sill, Till, Vaill, Wald, Wally, Walt, Wells▲, Wick, Wild, Wilde, Willet, Willey, Win, Winn, Witt, Wolf and Wulf. These names tend to be less commonly used than Will.
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