38%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Germanic [1] Meaning & History Germanic name derived from the elements wil "will, desire" and hard "brave, hardy". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesWilheard(Anglo-Saxon) Categories brave, courage, desire, health, strength, virtues Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1599.