Guillermic is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Guillermic
No. of characters: 10
Origin: France
Meaning:

Family name is derivation of Guille. See under Mauger - Mauger, archbishop of Rouen, uncle to William the Conqueror, in consequence of great irregularities, abdicated his see and settled in the island of Guernsey. There he met with a lady of great beauty called Gisella or Guille, with whom, without the sanction of the Church, he formed an intimacy that resulted in a numerous progeny, some of whom took their father's, others their mother's name. "Hence," observes a correspondent, "Guilles and Maugers are as plentiful as black berries in the Channel Islands." From one of the family sprang Sir Matthias Mayer or Mayor, a Jerseyman, and a soldier under Henry VII who obtained agrant of arms and was lineal ancestor of R. Major, Esq., of Hurdsley, county of Hants, whose daughter Dorothy married Richard, afterwards Lord Protector Cromwell. The Maugers were very prominent in the early history of the Channel Islands

The Jersey family sent some branches to England, where they altered the orthography to Gill.

Variation of Guillet. Descendant of little William meaning "resolution, helmet".

Is an adaptation of Gull. GuilleIs susceptible of various interpretations, as: 1. The bird; 2. A dupe or fool, very common in the old dramatists, and still in use; 3. One of the numerous modifications of Guillaume, William; 4. See - See under Mauger - Mauger, archbishop of Rouen, uncle to William the Conqueror, in consequence of great irregularities, abdicated his see and settled in the island of Guernsey. There he met with a lady of great beauty called Gisella or Guille, with whom, without the sanction of the Church, he formed an intimacy that resulted in a numerous progeny, some of whom took their father's, others their mother's name. "Hence," observes a correspondent, "Guilles and Maugers are as plentiful as black berries in the Channel Islands." From one of the family sprang Sir Matthias Mayer or Mayor, a Jerseyman, and a soldier under Henry VII who obtained agrant of arms and was lineal ancestor of R. Major, Esq., of Hurdsley, county of Hants, whose daughter Dorothy married Richard, afterwards Lord Protector Cromwell. The Maugers were very prominent in the early history of the Channel Islands

The Jersey family sent some branches to England, where they altered the orthography to Gill.

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