42%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Germanic [1] Meaning & History Germanic name derived from the elements wil "will, desire" and hadu "battle, combat". This was the name of an 8th-century saint active in Frisia and Saxony. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesVillads(Danish) Categories desire, saints, war Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1601. Entry updated February 4, 2020
