Given name & surname
Guglielmo
“the determined protector”·“will”·“desire”
Guglielmo is a variant of Guillaume. In French use, Guillaume carries the interpretation “the determined protector.” Guglielmo is a form of William. William’s elements mean “will” or “desire” and “helmet” or “protection.” “Determined protector” is a natural interpretation of that combination.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Guglielmo is a variant of Guillaume. In French use, Guillaume carries the interpretation “the determined protector.” Guglielmo is a form of William. William’s elements mean “will” or “desire” and “helmet” or “protection.” “Determined protector” is a natural interpretation of that combination.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Guglielmo is a form of William. William is an English form of a Germanic name brought to England by the Normans.
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How it developed
In Italian use, Guglielmo is used as a form of William. Guglielmo is a form of William. The shared background comes through William: William joins the Germanic elements wil and helm. The second element began with the concrete image of a helmet and also carried the broader idea of protection.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Guglielmo is a form of William. The history of William gives this family its wider story. William spread widely in England after the Norman Conquest, among people beyond the Norman ruling class. William remained prominent through the Middle Ages and became a royal name in England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
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Guglielmo’s family of names
In Italian usage, Guglielmo has an affectionate form in LEMMO. Guglielmo shares a linguistic root with William. In Italian usage, Guglielmo has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Guillermo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Guglielmo has relatives in 23 languages.
26 related names in 23 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- LiamIrish
- Williamcognate · English
- GuillermoSpanish
- WillEnglish
- WillemDutch
- WilhelmPolish, German
- BillEnglish
- Wiliamequivalent
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- GuilhermePortuguese
- Gwilymequivalent
- WilliGerman
- VilhoFinnish
- Guillénequivalent
- Gwilhermequivalent
- Guglielmafeminine form · Italian
- ΓουλιέλμοςGreek
- GuilhermoPortuguese
- GuillemCatalan
- VilémCzech
- Viljemequivalent
- Guilhemequivalent
- VilmosHungarian
- VilhelmSwedish, Norwegian
- ViliamSlovak
- WimDutch
- VilhelmasLithuanian
- VilhelmsLatvian
- Gulielmusroot · Latin
- VilhjálmurIcelandic
- VillemEstonian
People named Guglielmo
- Guglielmo MarconiItalian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937)
- Guglielmo VicarioItalian association football player (born 1996)
- Guglielmo FerreroItalian historian and writer (1871-1942)
- William Iron ArmNorman adventurer, founder of the fortunes of the Hauteville family1010–1046
- Prince William, Duke of Gloucesterson of Queen Anne (1689-1700)
- Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of MantuaDuke of Mantua and Montferrat (1538–1587)
- Guglielmo StendardoItalian footballer (born 1981)
- Guglielmo PepeItalian general1783–1855
- William I of ProvenceCount of Provence955–993
Characters named Guglielmo: William of Baskerville (the novel The Name of the Rose).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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