Gilliam

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.

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"In fact it was Dove's painting, "Flour Mill II" that inspired another popular abstract painter, Sam Gilliam, to create a site-specific work for the museum's main stairwell, in time for its 90th anniversary."

Etymology

From a medieval variant of the given name William.

Related phrases

Gilliam County

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