About Gilliam
The name "Gilliam" is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Gilem" or "Gillam," which itself is a variant of the name "William." "Gilliam" is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify someone as the son of a man named William. The name "William" is of Germanic origin and means "resolute protector" or "helmet of will." Therefore, the name "Gilliam" can be interpreted to mean "son of William" or "descendant of William."
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Gilliam is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 64.29% and females 35.71%, based on recent birth statistics.
The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Gilliam in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Gilliam using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.