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Definition: 1) Son or descendant of Guillemin, a pet form of Guillaume, the French form of William. 2) From the Belgic "guild-helm," harnessed with a gilded helmet or "welhelm," the shield or defense of many. 3) Derived from the given name "William," an Old French given name with Germanic elements: wil = desire, will; and helm = helmet, protection.
Surname Origin:
Norman
Alternate Surname Spellings:
WILLIAM, WILLIMON, WILLIMAN, WILLIAMSON
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Common Surname Search Tips WILLIAMS Family Genealogy Forum WILLIAMS Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - WILLIAMS Genealogy WILLIAMS Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - WILLIAMS Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - WILLIAMS Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - WILLIAMS Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - WILLIAMS Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
