Meaning: Will; helmet or protection
The story
The Spanish form of William. Its older Germanic elements refer to will or desire and a helmet or protection, linking it with forms such as Guilherme, Guillaume and Wilhelm.
Nicknames
- Memo
- Guille
- Willy
Spellings & variants
- William
- Guillem
- Guillaume
- Guglielmo
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Guillermo comes from Spanish.
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