Willard

English from German
"resolutely brave"

Willard Origin and Meaning

The name Willard is a boy's name of English origin meaning "resolutely brave".

Unfortunate identification with an army of rats in the movie of the same name.

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Willard Rank in US Top 1000

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Famous People Named Willard

  • Willard Carroll "Will" Smith Jr.
    American actor and rapper
  • (Willard) Mitt Romney
    American politician and businessman
  • Willard Richards
    American Mormon leader
  • (Josiah) Willard Gibbs
    American chemist
  • Willard Frank Libby
    American physical chemist
  • Willard Sterling Boyle
    Canadian physicist and Nobel Prize winner
  • Willard Herman Scott
    Jr., American actor
  • Willard Van Orman Quine
    American philosopher and logician
  • Willard Huyck
    American screenwriter and director
  • John Willard "Bill" Marriott
    founder of Marriott International
  • Willard Ford (b. 1969)
    son of actor Harrison Ford
  • Willard Carroll "Trey" Smith III (b. 1992)
    son of actor Will Smith

Willard in Pop Culture

  • Willard Stiles
    main character in 1971 film "Willard"
  • Willard "Will" Wright
    character in "Umineko: When They Cry" video game series
  • Willard Whyte
    character in James Bond movie "Diamonds Are Forever"
  • Willard Decker
    character in the Star Trek series
  • Willard Young
    character in movie "Paradise"
  • Willard Hewitt
    character in movie "Footloose"

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