GUILD

GUILD. May have been given to an active official in some ancient guild or brothei'hood ; but is more probably derived from the Danish guild or guld, gold, either with reference to the colour of the hair, or in the metaphorical sense referred to under Gold, at page 132.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.