MEANING & HISTORY
What does Guiller mean?
Guiller is explicitly documented as a shortening of Guillermo in Cebuano. The source identifies the parent directly, so no second name needs to be inferred from the final letters.
Guillermo belongs to the William family through Spanish and French transmission. This is a local short-name formation with an established longer-name connection, while Guiller may itself be the complete name a person uses.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
Short for Guillermo.
a male given name from Cebuano
Wiktionary: Guiller (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Guiller in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Guiller
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Guilbert·Wilberht or Gilbert family: will or pledge + bright
- Guillermo♂Will and helmet
- Miller·Person who operates a mill
- Gulliver♂Historical name from an Old French nickname
- Gumer♂Shortened Gumersindo
- Gualberto·Waldebert family: power + bright
- Guerrero·Spanish word: warrior or one who wages war
- Guia♀Marian name from guide
What rhymes with Guiller?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Guiller further
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- Wiktionary contributors — Guiller (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Guillermo (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted exact linked-base name formation; original dictionary separately attributed CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Wiktionary contributors — Guillermo (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted exact linked-base name formation; original dictionary separately attributed CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Wiktionary contributors — Guillermo (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted exact linked-base name formation; original dictionary separately attributed CC BY-SA 4.0.