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The last name Williams is from Old French with Germanic elements.

1] Son of Guillemin, French form of William 2] "welhelm," the shield of many 3] wil=desire + helm=helmet -meaning: [protection] Although the source of William is derived from French and Germanic elements, it's use as a last name is from Wales.This came around the 15th century as the practice of shortening the Welsh original of naming someone as Glyn ap William, which would have meant Glyn, son of William became the modern form eg. Glyn Williams. The name could be English in addition to Welsh. The Welsh form of William is Wiliam or Gwylim.

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