Will

Diminutive of William

"resolute protector"

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

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Will Origin and Meaning

The name Will is a boy's name of English origin meaning "resolute protector".

Will has definitely replaced Bill, not only as a nickname for William but as a stand-alone name as well, partly thanks to England's Prince William, also known as Wills.

Will has a nice old-fashioned, down-home charm, and with recent references such as Will Smith, Good Will Hunting, and Will and Grace, it has taken on an air of understated cool.

Most celebrities known as Will were christened William—Shakespeare, legendary humorist Rogers, cartoonist Eisner, and actor Arnett—but others were not. Will Smith was born Willard and Will Ferrell was originally John William.

A key character on Glee was Will Schuester.

# 947 in the US

Will Rank in US Top 1000

# 1265 on Nameberry

Will Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Will Popularity

947US2020
1265Nameberry2024
166Unique2022
907England2019

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Famous People Named Will

William Penn Adair "Will" RogersAmerican actor and comedian
Willard Carroll "Will" SmithAmerican actor and rapper
John William "Will" FerrellAmerican actor and comedian
William Emerson "Will" ArnettAmerican actor
William Rankin "Will" PattonAmerican actor
William Donald "Will" GriggNorthern Irish footballer
William Robert "Will" YoungEnglish singer,songwriter
William Nuschler "Will" ClarkAmerican baseball player
Orville Willis "Will" ForteAmerican actor and comedian
Will Geer (born William Aughe Ghere)American actor
William David "Will" JohnsonCanadian soccer player

William Jack "Will" PoulterEnglish actor
William Woodard "Will" SelfEnglish novelist
Wilbur H. "Will" JenningsAmerican songwriter
William "Will" ChampionEnglish drummer of band Coldplay
William Harrison "Will" HaysAmerican politician who enacted the Hays Code
Will AllenAmerican NFL player
William "Will" SassoCandian actor and comedian
William Ballard "Will" HurdU.S. Congressman from Texas

Will in Pop Culture

William "Will" Halsteadcharacter on TV's Chicago Med.
Will Huntingmain character in film "Good Will Hunting"
William "Will" Trumancharacter on TV's Will and Grace
William "Will" Turnera main character in the Pirates of the Caribbean films
Will Grahamcharacter on TV's Hannibal
Willcharacter in the Divergent trilogy
Will Scarletone of Robin Hood's Merry Men
William Harold Ryan "Will" Munsoncharacter in American soap opera, As The World Turns
Wilbur "Will" Trentcharacter in the series by Karin Slaughter
William Michael "Will" Schuestercharacter on TV's "Glee"
Will Parrycharacter in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy

William "Will" Herondalecharacter in the Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare
Will Solacecharacter in the 'Heroes of Olympus' series (Rick Riordan)
William "Will" Lawsoncharacter in the novel "Cursed" by Elise Noble
Will Treatymain character in John Flanagan's series "Ranger's Apprentice"
Will Briancharacter in "Sufficiently Remarkable"
Will Tippincharacter on TV's Alias
Will Graysonname shared by the main characters in John Green and David Levithan's Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Willcharacter on TV's "The Fosters"
Will Byersa character on TV's "Stranger Things"
Will Belmonta character on TV's "Scream"

Will Lamontagnecharacter on TV's "Criminal Minds"
Will Youngercharacter in film "How It Ends"
Will Munsoncharacter on "X,Men"
Wilhelmina/Wilma "Will" Vandomfemale Guardian of Quintessence in "W.I.T.C.H" series
Will Mysteryresearcher of Fantasy lands in the Thea Stilton books
Will Benjamincharacter on TV's "H2O: Just Add Water"
Willcharacter in the Pokémon video game series