Williams

plural Williamses

1. countableuncountableA surname.

   1 more example

   “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.” […] Now that Williams is set to complete his lifetime goal of visiting every country in the world, he’s inviting tourists to visit the Republic of Slowjamastan as he plans to create the world’s foremost “micronation.”

   2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN

   1. countableuncountableAn English surname originating as a patronymic of common usage in Wales and England.
   2. countableuncountableAn Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).
2. A placename:
   1. countableuncountableA city in Coconino County, Arizona; named for frontiersman Old Bill Williams.
   2. countableuncountableA city in Colusa County, California; named for early resident W. H. Williams.
   3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.
   4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Adams County, Indiana.
   5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Lawrence County, Indiana; named for postmaster Byrd E. Williams.
   6. countableuncountableA minor city in Hamilton County, Iowa.
   7. countableuncountableA township in Bay County, Michigan.
   8. countableuncountableA minor city in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; named for early settlers William Mason and George Williams.
   9. countableuncountableA township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
   10. countableuncountableA ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska; named for the founders' son, William.
   11. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon; named for nearby Williams Creek, itself for Army Captain Robert Williams.
   12. countableuncountableA township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
   13. countableuncountableA township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
   14. countableuncountableA town in Colleton County, South Carolina.
   15. countableuncountableA river in Oregon.
   16. countableuncountableA river in Vermont; named for Puritan minister John Williams.
   17. countableuncountableA river in West Virginia.
   18. countableuncountableA river in New South Wales.
   19. countableuncountableA town and local government area (the Shire of Williams) in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia; named for the nearby Williams River.
   20. countableuncountableA river in Western Australia; probably named for William IV of the United Kingdom.

1. pluralplural of William