GUILHEM McDONALD

 
 

Hi, Welcome to my website

Here are some photos of me:

 

One day old:
 

I was born at Carcassonne, capital of the Aude département in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, at 11.37 pm on Sunday 22 June 2008. My Apgar score was 10 out of 10.

My full name is Guilhem Bertrand Ramon McDonald

Guilhem is pronounced to rhyme with "leeyem". It's a local name but has lots of variants: In French it's Guillaum; in English William; In Irish Liam; in Catalan Gillem, in Castillian Guillermo, in Dutch Willem or Wim and in German Wilhelm. By coincidence I share a birthday with Wilhelm von Humboldt.

My mama called me Bertrand and my papa chose the name Ramon.

First Week

 

I was born with blue eyes, but they may be changing colour. Let's see in a few more weeks.

 
Second Week

 

Some other Guilhems:

  • Guilhem-Curt-Nez, ("William-Short-Nose") later Saint Guilhem of Gellon, founder of St-Guilhem-le-Desert
  • Guilhem Belibaste - heretic according to some, martyr according to others.
  • Many troubadours, including Guilhèm d'Aquitània (grandfather of Eleanor of Aquitaine), Guilhem Ademar, Guilhem Figueira, Guilhem Rainol d'Apt, Guilhem de Durfort, Guilhem Augier Novella, Guilhem de Montanhagol, Guilhem Anelier de Tolosa, Guilhem d'Anduza, Guilhem de Balaruc, Guilhem de Biars, Guilhem Fabre, Guilhem Uc d'Albi, Guilhem, Evesque de Bazas, Peire Guilhem de Tolosa, Guilhem de Tudela, Guilhem Magret, and Guilhem de Cabestanh.

 
Three to six Weeks
 

 

You can e-mail me at guilhemmcdonald@gmail.com