Guilherme

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French Willame, from Frankish *Willahelm (“William”, literally “will-helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz. Doublet of William.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʎɛʁ.mi/ [ɡiˈʎɛɦ.mi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʎɛɾ.mi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʎɛʁ.mi/
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʎɛɻ.mi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʎɛʁ.me/ [ɡiˈʎɛɦ.me]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʎɛɾ.mɨ/, /ɡɨˈʎɛɾ.mɨ/

(Rio Grande do Sul) IPA^(key): [ɡiˈʎɛɾ.me], [ɡiˈʎɛɾ.mi]
(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [ɡiˈʎɛh.mi]
Hyphenation: Gui‧lher‧me

Proper noun

Guilherme m (plural Guilhermes)

a male given name, equivalent to English William

Derived terms

Further reading

“Guilherme”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026