The story behind Guilherme
From Old French Willame, from Frankish *Willahelm (“William”, literally “will-helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz. Doublet of William.
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /ɡiˈʎɛʁ.mi/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: [ɡiˈʎɛɦ.mi]
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /ɡiˈʎɛɾ.mi/
- Portuguese; Caipira: /ɡiˈʎɛɻ.mi/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ɡiˈʎɛɾ.mɨ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ɡɨˈʎɛɾ.mɨ/
- Portuguese: [ɡiˈʎɛɾ.me]
- Portuguese: [ɡiˈʎɛɾ.mi]
- Portuguese; Northeast-Brazil: [ɡiˈʎɛh.mi]
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Guillerme
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Gabriele
Borrowed from Italian Gabriele.
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Gabrielle
Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more). Borrowed from English Gabrielle, from French Gabrielle.
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Gaétane
From Gaétan + -e (feminine suffix).
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From Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”).
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Georgette
From French Georgette. By surface analysis, George + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Georgetta.
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Middle Names for Guilherme
Alberto
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto. Shorter form of Adalberto, from Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. Borrowed from Spanish Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aloyzas
Learned borrowing from Latin Aloysius, from Occitan Alois, derived from French Louis, derived from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Compare Latvian Aloizs and Polish Alojzy. Doublet of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balduino
Borrowed from Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Guilherme
Adalberto
From Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. From Latin Adalbertus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht. Doublet of Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Alberto
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto. Shorter form of Adalberto, from Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. Borrowed from Spanish Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aloyzas
Learned borrowing from Latin Aloysius, from Occitan Alois, derived from French Louis, derived from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Compare Latvian Aloizs and Polish Alojzy. Doublet of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length