At a Glance: Name: Gwilym – Meaning: 'will/desire' + 'helmet' — traditionally read as 'resolute protector' – Origin: Welsh (form of William) – Gender: Boy
Gwilym is a Welsh (form of William) boy's name meaning “'will/desire' + 'helmet' — traditionally read as 'resolute protector'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Gwilym
Meaning: 'will/desire' + 'helmet' — traditionally read as 'resolute protector'.
Origin: Welsh (form of William).
Source: Wiktionary.
Popularity of Gwilym
Gwilym doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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