By Sophie Kihm · Updated October 2026
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Spelling variation of Wilfred, English
"desires peace"
Anglo-Saxon form of Wilfred
"desiring peace"
German variation of William
"resolute protection"
Welsh form of William
English, a contraction of Wilkins
Scottish
Scottish surname from a diminutive of William
English, German
"son of Wilkin; resolute protection"
English
American invented name
"will + valley"
Compound name, blending Willa and Mae
"resolute protection + beloved, pearl, may"
Place name, Clackamas Chinook
"still, quiet water"
Variation of Wilhelmina, German
English from German
"resolutely brave"
English, compound name
"resolute truth, desires truth; will of the spirt, phantom"
Variation of Ville, Finnish and Swedish
Dutch feminine form of Willem, Germanic
"resolute protector"
Female version of William
English place name
"William's town"
Diminutive of Wilhelmina or Willa, feminine forms of William, German
Diminutive of William, German
English and German surname
"son of Willa; son of Wille"
American
"resolute protection + valley; resolute protection + high ranking priest; willow valley"
"farm near the willows; willow town"
English tree name
"willow tree"
"willow tree + valley"
English,"willow and ivy"
"willow and ivy"
Diminutive of William
Diminutive of Wilhelmina
Literature, English
"resolute protection of the meadow; resolute protector of the church official"
