William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie. Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina.
The Potato Eaters is an oil painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted in April 1885 in Nuenen, Netherlands.
Wil is a Swiss city. Wil or WIL may also refer to:
Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form Iōanna lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially. For more information on the name's origin, see the article on Joanna.
Willemina ("Wilma") Cornelia Adriana van Rijn-van Hofwegen is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Willem is a Dutch and West Frisian masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Guillaume in French, Guilherme in Portuguese, Guillermo in Spanish and Wilhelm in German. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle, Pim, Willie, Willy and Wim.
Alberti is a common surname in Italian language and derives from given name Alberto, Latin translation of Germanic Albert. It may refer to:
Wilhelmina is a feminine given name, the Dutch, German and Yiddish form of Wilhelm or William, which is derived from the Germanic wil, meaning "will, desire" and helm, meaning "helmet, protection". Wilhelmina was ranked in the top 1000 most popular names for girls in the United States between 1900 and 1940 but is rarely used today. In many European countries, this name is once again very popular. Nicknames for Wilhelmina include, but are not restricted to, Minna, Mina, Mineke, Minnie, Willie, Willa, and Billie.
Willemina Jacoba van Gogh was a nurse, teacher of scripture, and early Dutch feminist. She is the youngest and best-known sister of artist Vincent van Gogh, with whom he was close, and the art dealer Theo van Gogh.
Van Gogh's family in his art refers to works that Vincent van Gogh made for or about Van Gogh family members. In 1881, Vincent drew a portrait of his grandfather, also named Vincent van Gogh, and his sister Wil. While living in Nuenen, Vincent memorialized his father in Still Life with Bible following his death in 1885. There he also made many paintings and drawings in 1884 and 1885 of his parents' vicarage, its garden and the church. At the height of his career in Arles he made Portrait of the Artist's Mother, Memory of the Garden at Etten of his mother and sister and Novel Reader, which is thought to be of his sister, Wil.
Wilma is a female given name, a feminine form of William. People with the name include:
Willemina Hendrika "Ineke" Tigelaar is a Dutch former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. She won four medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, including one gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Between 1961 and 1964 she won six national titles in the 100 m, 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events. In 1962 and 1964 she was part of the Dutch teams that set new European records in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.
Van der Weijden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the meadows", which often referred to the village greens. The most common spelling variant is Van der Weide and other variants are Van der Weiden, Van der Weijde, Van der Weyde, and Van der Weyden. People with these names include:
Verbruggen, Verbrugghen, Verbrugge and Verbrugghe are Dutch toponymic surnames. They are a contraction of "van der Brugge(n)", meaning "from the bridge". Notable people with the surname include:
Ineke is Dutch feminine given name. It originated as a diminutive of Ina, which can be a short form of a number names, like Catharina, Gesina, Hendrina, Klazina, etc. It is also a rare possibly matronymic surname in the Netherlands. Ineke may refer to
Willeke is a Dutch feminine given name and also a surname. The given name may be abbreviated as Wil. People with that name include:
Tigelaar is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Will [wil] or Wil is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of William, Wilfred, Wilbur, Wilhelmina, Wilma, Willard or Willeke.
Sluiter is a Dutch surname. Variants are Sluiters, Sluijter(s) and Sluyter(s). Literally meaning "one who closes", it is an occupational surname, originating from people with the profession of doorkeeper, gateman, warden, jailor, etc. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Gogh is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Goch", a town on the border of the Netherlands in the Kleve District of Germany. It is an uncommon surname, and most people are, like the painter, descendant of Gerrit van Goch, who married in 1631 in The Hague. People with the surname include:
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