Wilfred

English

"desires peace"

Wilfred Origin and Meaning

The name Wilfred is a boy's name of English origin meaning "desires peace".

Wilfred is one of those Old Man Names that still sounds fusty in the US but is fashionable in the UK. It comes with readymade short forms Will or Fred and might make an adventurous alternative to the ubiquitous William. The central character of Walter Scott's Ivanhoe is the knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe. Wilfred Owens was a well-known British poet.

Wilfred Popularity

569Nameberry2021
146England2018

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Wilfred Edward Salter OwenEnglish poet
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Wilfred in Pop Culture

Wilfreddog on TV's "Wilfred"
WilfredKnight of Ivanhoe, character in Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe"
Wilfred Toadflaxmouse in the Brambly Hedge Mice books
Wilfred Morgenhallseedy old lawyer in John Mortimer's play The Dock Brief (1958)
The Hon. Wilfred Desertcharacter in the Forsyte series by John Galsworthy
Wilfred Devizesmental specialist in "Christina Alberta's Father" (1925) by H. G. Wells
Wilfred Mottcharacter from TV series "Doctor Who"