No, William is not in the Bible. It is a Germanic name, Willehelm, made of willo, “will, desire,” and helm, “helmet, protection,” and it spread in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Its forms in other languages, such as Guillermo in Spanish, Guillaume in French and Guilherme in Portuguese, are not in the Bible either. The name is missing, but its two halves are there. Paul tells Christians to take up “the helmet of salvation,” and in Gethsemane Jesus…

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