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.

Willard Rank in US Top 1000

# 974 in the US

Popularity of the name Willard

• 1547 Nameberry 2025

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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

The name 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"