Scottish Gaelic names

Uilleam: how to pronounce it and what it means

Boys' names

Name and meaning

Scottish Gaelic form of William

Origin

From Middle Irish Uilliam, from Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz.

How to pronounce it

UilleamIPA: /ˈɯʎam/

Used as the equivalent of: William

Naming equivalents do not always have the same origin.

Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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