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    William

    WIL-yum

    Meaning

    Resolute protector; Strong-willed warrior

    Germanic origin · Boy

    What it points to

    William embodies resolute protection of truth — the determined warrior who guards and shares God's Word at any cost.

    Verse · King James Version

    “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

    Psalm 119:105

    Most used in the 1880s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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