My husband is descended from the same line as William Wallace and we are both of Scottish descent. We are expecting a baby and are looking for names. We would like to have a traditonal Scottish name (or Celtic for my Irish descent) and were wondering If William Wallace's real name was William or if it was something else that the English translated to William.
2007-01-20 18:30:45 · 9 answers · asked by crazydenae 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
De Walys was a Norman name i think so it's highly likely that William was his correct name, but maybe spelled a little different- Guillaum or something.
Wallace was NOT gaelic, or a "celt" or anything like that so it would be inappopropriate to call him "Oo-Li-um" as has been suggested elsewhere
Scots history is very very complicated, you would need to go into it in greater depth .
2007-01-20 18:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just looked it up, William is of Germanic origins - Wilhelm
Wil- desire Helm- helmet, protection.
There are some sites that you can look up that will give you authentic Celtic/Scottish names and meanings.
Hope this helps, I think that the name William came about around when the Normans conquered the British Isles as in William the Conqueror.
2007-01-20 18:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by polynesiachick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 21:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by barn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whether wallace was really called william or not is irrelevant to the main point of your question, the fact is that william is not a gaelic irish/scottish name, so if you call your baby william, you will not be giving him a traditional celtic name. try looking up http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search/1/celtic
2007-01-21 01:48:55 · answer #4 · answered by Dave O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Name: William
Gaelic Form: Uilleam
Pronunciation: OOL I um
Origin: Old German
Meaning: will-helmet
2007-01-20 18:39:58 · answer #5 · answered by kayle_rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi in gaelic william is liam,but it actually originated from the germanic name Wilhelm.,the english version being William
2007-01-20 19:12:33 · answer #6 · answered by kieran k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea that he was some sort of 'Celtic' (whatever that means) highlander is a myth.
He was a lowland Scot and as such, would have spoken an early version of Scots English. He also had a number of Anglo-Norman ancestors.
2007-01-20 18:45:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kayle Ros is a celtic goddess
2007-01-20 19:00:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't brag about that. The movie is utter rubbish, go read a real history book. Then name the kid something else.
2007-01-20 19:06:05 · answer #9 · answered by Leo_B_Scotch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋