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I believe it was my grandfather who was Wilhelm Gottlieb...he changed it to William when he got to the US.
I just love the old German names...I don't understand why Germans have to use names that can't really be pronounced or have much meaning or history in their language. I once met a Hedwig "Hedi" who said that even in Germany she had to spell out her name. And in German class where I go by Hedwig, the first time I told the teacher she didn't pronounce it correctly (or at least the way my family does).