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You are altering what Roxstar said. She said the William is typically said with two syllables, so she doesn't accept that you have never heard William pronounced with two syllables.

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I have heard William pronounced with two syllables by people from the UK, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, and the USA. I'm not sure about Australia. I think I've heard Irish speakers say William with a semivowel/ glide/ semiconsonant, but it didn't stretch to three syllables. In order for you to have never heard William said with two syllables you would have to only listen to media from specific areas. It's possible that you've never met anyone named William from outside your area or seen a film with a William whose name didn't have your regional pronunciation, but it is kind of hard to believe.