75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Germanic [1] Meaning & History Germanic name derived from the elements wil "will, desire" and mari "famous". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesWilmǣr(Anglo-Saxon) Vilmar(Swedish) Categories desire, fame Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1604.