The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| William | 208 | 1392 (dedlike); 1412 (cosing); 1432 (constabil); 1444 (borch); 1460 (constabil); 1473 (chalange, cum, deblat); 1474 (bere, carvell); 1476 (compt buke); 1478 (againstanding, allege, borowgang, contemptioun); 1479 (barne); 1480 (anherdance, bind, cofe, constabil, constitutioun, cunȝe); 1483 (chanoun, confermit); 1484 (constabil); 1485 (assedatioun); 1487 (appering); 1488 (bern, bygane, chalder, chekker roll, count, custom); 1490 (chorist); 1491 (baston); 1492 (coursable, dam); 1493 (breve, clous); 1494 (crounar); 1494-5 (bredehous, complice); 1496 (crag); 1502 (cach, coffing); 1503 (belechere, bredehous); 1506 (bailȝe, crayar); 1507 (custuming); 1508 (compere); 1509 (committar); 1511 (cessioun); 1515 (conȝeour, cunȝeing); 1516 (bailȝe); 1517 (baner, brother); 1518 (brother); 1521 (clos-fute, contra); 1525 (colour); 1526 (armourer); 1528 (caus, chape); 1529 (becum, clerely, contempnandly); 1530 (butis-man, contempnandly); 1532 (bordourar, dedly); 1536 (borowgang, cussing, daft); 1537-8 (bypassit); c1540 (blude); 1540 (auchtand, clem); 1541 (buth, callicut); 1542 (brery, cophouse, cousignes); 1544 (cumpany); 1545 (cautioner, collude); 1547 (amerciat); 1549 (cheplane); 1550 (deces); c1550 (calp); 1552 (acclame); 1554 (bar, baroun, convoy); 1555 (allegit, bak-stair, commissar, compulsioun); 1557 (bakward); 1560 (care); 1561 (attolerance); 1562 (circumduce); 1563 (bere-sed); 1564 (count); 1565 (bla, brother, clesch); 1565-6 (baxter); 1566 (chalmerlanry); 1567 (cousture, declaratour); 1568 (crop-berar); 1569 (clesch, cutelere); 1570 (debate); 1571 (bailȝe, catioun, cheke); 1574 (bluding); 1575 (cum, deces); 1575-6 (becum); 1576 (cote); 1577 (breve, cokketer); 1578 (acquitclame, cruk, cunȝe); 1579 (date); 1580 (conquessar, copy, dagmaker); 1581 (balladine, brag, cart, commissar); 1582 (banket); 1583-4 (assisour); 1584 (coket); 1585 (baillerie, damosel); 1587 (browdister, cruke); 1588 (allacay, broderar, chalmer); 1588-9 (bra); 1590 (agent, agentrie); 1591 (burnman, contrar); 1593-4 (beside); 1594-5 (casay); 1595 (bede-, browd-); 1596 (cordinar, crave, custom); 1599 (bak-water, bangstrie); c1600 (bred); 1600 (body); 1603 (bas, corn, custom); 1604 (clow-, cognosceing, cope, cringlit, cunterfitting); 1605 (cationrie); 1606 (awnar, brother, dayisman); 1607 (caf); 1612 (advocatry, bonet); 1614 (browstar, clath); 1616 (borow, caschie, crepill, cum); 1616-7 (commissar); 1623 (brek); 1624 (chirugeor); 1627 (command); 1628 (calsay); 1629 (bedhous); 1630 (chamberlane); 1631 (collig); 1632 (coup-bearer); 1633 (chalmerlane); 1634 (assise); 1637 (complice); 1639 (custom); 1640 (contra); 1642 (browdstar); 1643 (day); 1644 (decon); 1645 (collation, counsellar); 1646 (cousin); 1649 (baxter, correll); 1650 (bak-speir) |
| Williame | 68 | 1399 (chapellane); c1400 (cunning); 1405 (analier, bind); 1437 (brefe, commandement); 1446 (airschip); 1455 (dede); 1475 (assith, content); 1481 (assigné); 1495 (cussing); 1501 (anherdance); 1509 (de); 159 (chancelar); 1521 (attache); 1522 (cotar, cuppill); 1527 (bridil-); 1532 (agreance); 1540 (alternative); 1541 (botelman, constabil); 1542 (bukkilmakar, cleke, cowpar); 1545 (custumar); 1548 (crave); 1552 (assurance, castel, clan); 1559-60 (col-); 1561 (admiralschip, capitane, cullour-du-roy); 1562 (borch); 1563 (court clerk); 1564 (analier, brother); 1565 (brodinstar, brother-); 1567 (brouking); 1568 (bind); 1569 (clath); 1570 (brother); 1573 (civil); 1579 (brokin); 1580 (balladine); 1582 (burd-); 1586 (chopman); 1592 (browd-, browdinsterschip); 1594 (cognosce); 1597 (acclame, clufe, cousinace); 1602 (beft, cadger); 1604 (cres); 1605 (cummer); 1606 (clerk); 1624 (biggin); 1628 (chaudmellé); 1637 (colȝear, cotchman); 1641 (band); 1642 (calsay-makar) |
| Wm. | 11 | 1529 (clanging); 1571-2 (bedel); 1579 (dam); 1585 (clos); 1594 (bakband, buth); 1595 (col-man); 1596 (chop); 1604-5 (calsay-makar); 1614 (barrikin); 1650 (blude-) |
| Will | 8 | 1438 (by-stand); 1473 (banis); 1474 (cuke); 1499 (chalange); 1503 (barn-kyln); 1504 (airschip); 1521 (buth); 1523 (borch) |
| Wilȝam | 8 | 1473 (allege); 1476 (commandour); 1477 (clerk); 1489 (barounry); 1508 (bailȝery, convent); 1510 (appere); 1536 (dane) |
| Villiam | 6 | 1415 (charter); 1554 (cast); c1563 (comptrollour, cusin); 1575 (clenge); 1581-2 (basin) |
| Willelmus [1] | 6 | 1227 (broun); 1294 (currour); 1337 (bleckster); 1430 (browstar); 1450 (currour); 1484 (broch) |
| Wilyam | 6 | 1394 (anentis, cost); 1475 (clame); 1492 (answer, claym); 1505 (deces) |
| Wil | 5 | 1456 (borch, chalange, clame); 1458 (arscap); 1495 (contigue) |
| Willȝam | 5 | 1422 (assigna); 1432 (alsmekill, consail); 1469 (citiner); 1513 (broder) |
| Wilȝame | 5 | 1509 (cast, concord, crele); 1522-3 (behufe); 1537 (barne) |
| Willi | 4 | 1457 (beltane); 1472 (cuppill); 1484 (bursour, conservatour) |
| Wilyeam | 4 | 1425 (affer, chapellane); 1441 (assoilȝe, constabil) |
| Wilȝeam | 4 | 1490 (chaplan); 1496 (brokin, causar); 1522 (circuilie) |
| Wylyam | 4 | 1460 (compere); 1464 (almous, child); 1553 (commonité) |
| Villiem | 3 | 1519 (baillie); 1520 (aisiament); 1521 (apperand) |
| Wil. | 3 | 1473 (big); 1497 (aw); 1599 (dale) |
| Wille | 3 | 1505 (caber); 1520 (alias); 1531 (court buke) |
| Willeam | 3 | 1601 (cot-toun); 1605 (athort, chop) |
| Willeame | 3 | 1565 (cottar); 1586 (biggar); 1617 (chop) |
| Willyam | 3 | 1455 (browstar); 1479 (boun, contré) |
| Wilȝaim | 3 | 1482 (answer, cautioun, college kirk) |
| Wm | 3 | 1594 (carefull); 1628 (botman); 1648 (clenger) |
| Vilyam | 2 | 1501 (cheke); 1503 (clame) |
| Wiliam | 2 | 1564 (cost); 1632 (chandeler) |
| Willie | 2 | 1607 (brawl); 1645 (cukkald) |
| Wilyame | 2 | 1489 (chanoun); 1505 (citiner) |
| Wilyeame | 2 | 1497 (barratour, citatioun) |
| Wilȝeme | 2 | 1509 (chalange); 1537 (cathedrale) |
| Gilȝem [2] | 1 | 1527 (bridil-) |
| Vilyem | 1 | 1497 (day) |
| Vilȝame | 1 | 1536 (catioun) |
| Vm. | 1 | 1542 (awaytaking) |
| Wilham | 1 | 1429 (againward) |
| Wiliame | 1 | 1593 (actitat) |
| Wilyem | 1 | 1493 (custom) |
| Williȝame | 1 | 1505 (attornay) |
| Willȝame | 1 | 1420 (assigna) |
| Wilȝeame | 1 | 1496 (borow) |
| Wilȝem | 1 | 1544 (coadjutor) |
| Wilȝhame | 1 | 1495 (confirmat) |
| Wm | 1 | 1641 (chalmerlanry) |
| Wyl | 1 | 1469 (awin) |
| Wylem | 1 | 1553 (act) |
| Wylyham | 1 | 1458 (auditour) |
| Wyllyam | 1 | 1449 (consolour) |
| Wylȝame | 1 | 1416 (assigné) |
| Wylȝeam | 1 | 1460 (bodily) |
[1] This spelling was found in a Latin-language document.
[2] This man was noted as being a "fancheman".