Guille as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Guille

What is the meaning of the name Guille ?

The baby name Guille is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡi.ʝe/ (GEE-yeh).

Guille is in Origin.

Guille is a Spanish and Catalan short form of Guillermo/Guillem, the Iberian counterparts of William. The root is the Germanic compound wil “will, desire” + helm “helmet, protection,” yielding the sense “resolute protector.” The name entered Iberia in the Middle Ages via French and Occitan contacts and the cults of saints called Guillermo (William of Gellone, William of Vercelli), anchoring it in Hispanic usage.

Common as a friendly nickname in Spain and Latin America, Guille has also been recorded as an independent given name since the late 20th century (famously borne by the toddler brother in Quino’s comic Mafalda). Pronounced approximately GEE-yeh in most Spanish varieties, it can also nickname the feminine Guillermina. Related forms include Catalan Guillem and Occitan Guilhèm; equivalents are French Guillaume, Portuguese Guilherme, Italian Guglielmo, English William, German Wilhelm, Dutch Willem, and Scottish Gaelic Uilleam. Other Spanish diminutives are Willy and Memo.