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William A. Little (physicist)
William A. Little may refer to: *William A. Little (Georgia judge) William Augustus Little (November 6, 1838 – February 28, 1924)"Little Funeral Set In Columbus Today", ''The Atlanta Constitution'' (February 28, 1924), p. 10. was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state), Supreme Court of Georgia f ..., Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1897 to 1903 * William A. Little (Nebraska judge) (c. 1832–1867), Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court elected in 1867 * (fl. 1960s–1970s), co-discoverer of the Little–Parks effect {{hndis, Little, William A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> 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 (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |