Guillaume (surname)

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Language(s) French Anglicisation(s) William		Language(s) Germanic languages See also Guillaume (given name)

Meaning Vehement protector (Will + helmet (protection))

Guillaume is the French equivalent of William (name), which is of old Germanic origin.

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

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

James Guillaume (1844–1916), anarchist

Jean Guillaume (1918–2001), Belgian writer

Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume (1822–1905), French sculptor

Mac Guillaume (born 1950), Scottish-American business executive

Paul Guillaume (1891–1934), French art dealer

Pierre Guillaume (born 1941), book-shop founder

Robert Guillaume (born 1927 as Robert P. Williams), American stage and television actor

Sylvain Guillaume (born 1968), French skier

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