Guillaume (surname)
![]() Guillaume le Conquérant (William the Conqueror) | |
Language(s) | French |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Germanic languages |
Meaning | Vehement protector (Will + helmet (protection)) |
Other names | |
Anglicisation(s) | William |
See also | Guillaume (given name) |
Guillaume is the French equivalent of William (name), which is of old Germanic origin.[1]
As a surname, it was first recorded in Normandy, where the ancient family seat was located.
People with this surname[]
- Albert Guillaume (1873–1942), French caricaturist
- Alfred Guillaume (1888–1966), Islamic scholar
- Augustin Guillaume (1895–1983), French general
- Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861–1938), French-Swiss physicist
- Edith Guillaume (1943–2013), Danish opera singer
- Günter Guillaume (1927–1995), a close aide to West German chancellor Willy Brandt who turned out to be a spy for East Germany's secret service
- Gustave Guillaume (1883–1960), French linguist
- Henri Guillaume (1812–1877), Belgian general and military historian
- Jacquette Guillaume (fl. 1665), French writer
- James Guillaume (1844–1916), anarchist
- Jean Guillaume (1918–2001), Belgian writer
- Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume (1822–1905), French sculptor
- (born 1950), Scottish-American business executive
- Paul Guillaume (1891–1934), French art dealer
- Pierre Guillaume (born 1941), book-shop founder
- Robert Guillaume (1927–2017 as Robert P. Williams), American stage and television actor
- Sylvain Guillaume (born 1968), French skier
See also[]
- Guillaume (given name)
- Guillaume (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.276.
Categories:
- Surnames
- French-language surnames