Guglielm History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Guglielm family

Early History of the Guglielm family

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Guglielm Spelling Variations

In comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Guglielm include Guglielmi, Guglielmo, Di Guglielmo, Guglielmelli, Guglielmetti, Guglielmini, Guglielmino, Guglielmotti, Guglielmucci, Guglielmoni, Guglielmone, Ghielmi, Gilelmi, Gelmi, Gelmo, Gelmetti and many more.

Early Notables of the Guglielm family

Prominent among members of the family was

• Domenico Guglielmini (1655 -1710), a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1698
• Giulio-Cesare Gugliemi, a distinguished captain of the military in 1573, as well as Giacomo and Bernardino Guglielmi, both Philosophers in Siena. Alessandro Guglielmi was a man of letters
• another Alessandro Guglielmi was Governor of Spoleto and an ambassador to various courts around Italy. Pietro Telmoni Guglielmoni was a respected doctor in 1624 in Novara. Later individuals were Pietr...

Migration of the Guglielm family

Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Guglielm or a variant listed above: Fioravanti Gugliemi, who was Naturalized in West Virginia in 1898, Guiseppe Michael Guglielmo who was Naturalized in Iowa between the years 1866-1943, as well as Valentino Guglielmetti, who was Naturalized in Indiana between the years 1899-1900..