Uilliam
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish Uilliam, from Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞l̠ʲiəmˠ/
Proper noun
Uilliam m (genitive Uilliam)
- a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English William
Derived terms
- Liam
- Mac Uilliam
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Uilliam | nUilliam | hUilliam | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “Uilliam”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Entries containing “Uilliam” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
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