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“desire, will” + “capacity, helmet, capacity for protection”
Language context for this entry: Portuguese
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01 / Meaning & origin
Guilhermo is recorded as a given name in Wiktionary. Portuguese Wiktionary gives the components “desire, will” + “capacity, helmet, capacity for protection”.
Meaning: “desire, will” + “capacity, helmet, capacity for protection”
Do latim Gulielmus, que veio do germânico Willahelm, wiilo (desejo, vontade) + helm (capacidade, elmo, capacidade de proteção). Significa aquele que deseja proteger, guerreiro.
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Guilhermo— “helmet of resolution”
Guilhermo, _m._ _Port._ Teu. helmet of resolution, 315
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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