Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "will, desire".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureswilla(Anglo-Saxon) willio(Frankish) weljô(Old Germanic) vili(Old Norse) willio(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsWilfrith, Wilfrið, Wilheard, Wilmǣr(Anglo-Saxon) Gwilherm(Breton) Guillem, Guifré(Catalan) Vilim(Croatian) Vilém(Czech) Vilfred, Vilhelm, Villads, Villum(Danish) Wilbert, Wilhelmus, Willem, Willemijn, Willemina, Wilhelmina(Dutch) Wilfred, Wilfrid, Willard, William, Wilmer, Wilfreda, Wilhelmina(English) Vilhelmo(Esperanto) Villem(Estonian) Viliame(Fijian) Vilhelm, Vilhelmiina, Viljam, Viljami, Vilhelmi(Finnish) Guillaume(French) Guillerme(Galician) Wilfried, Wilhelm, Wilhelmine, Willibald, Wiltrud, Wilhelmina(German) Wilhelm, Willehad, Willehelm, Willibald, Willibert, Willidrud, Willifrid, Willihard, Willimar, Williric(Germanic) Vilmos(Hungarian) Vilhjálmur(Icelandic) Uilliam(Irish) Guglielmo, Vilfredo(Italian) Vilhelms(Latvian) Wöllem, Wullem(Limburgish) Fitzwilliam(Literature) Vilhelmas, Vilhelmina(Lithuanian) Illiam(Manx) Wiremu(Maori) Vilhelm(Norwegian) Wiljafriþuz, Wiljahelmaz(Old Germanic) Wilhelm(Polish) Guilherme(Portuguese) Vilmar(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Williamina(Scottish) Uilleam(Scottish Gaelic) Viliam(Slovak) Viljem(Slovene) Guillermina, Guillermo, Wilfredo(Spanish) Wilmar, Wilmer(Spanish (Latin American)) Vilhelm, Vilhelmina(Swedish) Viliami(Tongan) Gwilim, Gwillym, Gwilym(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsWillems, Willemse, Willemsen, Wilms(Dutch) Gilliam, Willard, William, Williams, Williamson, Wilmer(English) Guillaume, Guillory(French) Wilmer(German) Vilhjálmsson(Icelandic) Fitzwilliam(Irish) MacWilliam, McWilliam(Scottish)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry willo, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
