Brief Life History of William Henry
William Henry Dofflemire was born on 14 June 1849, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. He died before 1856.
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Sources (4)
- Wm Dolphainar in household of Henry Cook, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Henry Dofflemire - Church record: Family genealogies: birth-name: William Henry Dofflemire
- Legacy NFS Source: William Henry Dofflemire - Government record: death:
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Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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