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I usually don't care for names that are hard to pronounce (in my opinion), but I love this name.
The name Guillaume comes from the second river of Eden, Gihon.
I know a Guillaume who is a very good person.
But I personally think this is also a very good name.So yes please reserve the history of this name.
Guillaume Canet is a French actor, film director and screenwriter and show jumper. Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like Joyeux Noël, Love Me If You Dare and The Beach. In 2006, he turned to writing and directing with Tell No One and won a César Award for Best Director.
The name Guillaume was pretty popular in France in the beginning of the 20th century, experienced a decline from the 1930's to the 1970's, and became very popular in the 1980's. It was the 48th most popular name given to boys in the 20th century.
French house duo Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo was born Guillaume Emmanuel de Homem-Christo.
I know someone with this as their surname, and they pronounce it GIL-ee-um.
Guillaume de Grimoald was the birthname of Pope Urban V (Pontificate between 1362-1370).
Guillaume Apollinaire's (1880-1918) real name was Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kotrowitzky.
I love this masculine yet elegant name but if it were used in the U.S. the pronunciation would be butchered constantly.
I love this name. It looks so elegant and romantic. I like the sound of it as well, the pronunciation may need correcting at first, but it's a beautiful name regardless.
I don't like this name. It looks hard to pronounce.
Very cool name.
The true first name of composer/musician Yann Tiersen.
My sister always planned on naming a child Guillaume, until it occured to her that it is pronounced Gee-om, like the Dublin slang for female genital, gee.
Famous bearer is French actor Guillaume Canet probably best known in the English speaking world for his role in The Beach.
Crown Prince Guillaume will be the Grand Duke of Luxembourg after his father, Grand Duke Henri. He is the first child of Grand Duke Marie Therese.
Guillaume V will be probably be the French reigning name of the actual Prince William of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor) when he becomes King of Canada.
A famous bearer of this name: Guillaume Apollinaire, a French pioneer of modern poetry and an author.

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