What does "gilliam" mean?

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Common synonyms include: family name, geographic name, last name, place name, surname, toponym.

Gilliam

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A surname originating as a patronymic.

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family name geographic name last name place name surname toponym

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given name

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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.

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