Guillaume

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French Guillaume, Willaume (“William”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *Willahelm (“William”, literally “will-helmet”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will, desire”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *helmaz (“helmet”). Cognate with Old High German Willahelm (“William”). More at will, helm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.jom/

Proper noun

Guillaume m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English William.
2. a patronymic surname

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Old French

Proper noun

Guillaume m (nominative singular Guillaumes)

1. a male given name, variant of Willame