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The article for

William

(der) William

William is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is der.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] male first name

[1] männlicher Vorname

Examples

[1] William has a small allotment garden inherited

[1] William hat einen kleinen Schrebergarten geerbt.

Grammar note

The plural form Williams is colloquially, but should be more common than Williamea

Declension

1 Singular Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominativ (der) William die Williame die Williams
Genitiv (des William) (des Williams) Williams der Williame der Williams
Dativ (dem) William den Williamen den Williams
Akkusativ (den) William die Williame die Williams
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

Pronunciation

Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary