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Meaning & History
Feminine form of Gulielmus, the Latin form of William, as well as a rare Italian variant of Guglielma. Known bearers include Gulielma Maria Springett (1644-1694), the wife of Pennsylvania's founder, William Penn; Gulielma 'Elma' Sands, the victim in the Manhattan Well murder trial of 1800, which was the first recorded murder case in the United States; and British botanist and mycologist Gulielma Lister (1860-1949).