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It stands for "William" (actually Wilhelm originally). This is a case of someone being born in a foreign country and later, deciding to make their name sound more like an English-language name. He was born in Sweden, and his birth name was Johan Wilhelm Nordström. He came to America at age 16, and as many immigrants did, he reached the decision that his name sounded better as "John William Nordstrom," or John W. Nordstrom.

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