William
William has slowly climbed up the rankings; he entered at #17 in 1999, #15 in 2000, #12 for 2001-2003, #8 in 2005, #5 for 06 & 07 but the highest he has been is #3 in 2008 before he dropped back to #5 in 2009. Over the last decade there has been 3,316 William’s born New Zealand wide.
William is #3 in Sweden, #4 in Norway and #5 in the USA. He sits at #10 for Australia for 2008 and for England and Whales in 2009. In Scotland William is less popular as in Ireland; #34 and #55 respectively.
Telegraph: William Edward Jocelyn, William Simon Jack, William Benjamin Henry, William Cassidy Phoenix, William James (4), William Morgan, William Toby, William Edward Samson, William Tudor.
Siblings: Eliza/Bella/Alice(3)/Rosie/Nina/Molly(2)/Meredith/Athena/Annabel. Angus & Lucy. Henry & Arabella. George & William (twins). William & Alexander (twins). Lucy & Edward. Olly, Charlie & Emily. Georgina & William (twins). Eliza, Edward & Imogen. Sebastian & Edwin. George, James & Henry. Beatrice & Georgina. Tom, Ewen & Cathan. Anastasia, Octavia & Antonia. Samuel, Isabel & Jack.
Christchurch Press: William James(5). William Rueben George, William Xavier, William Rupert, William Francis, William Douglas, William Hugh.
Siblings: Genevieve & Amelia, Charlotte, Lucy & Harriet, Charlie & Poppy, Poppy, Henry & Tom, Tobin & Dylan, James, Hamish & Sam, Joe & Tom, Georgina & Benjamin, Henry & Maggie, Jack & Ollie.
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