Name Element WILLO

Type Word & Element

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, Vilemína(Czech) Vilfred, Vilhelm, Villads, Villum(Danish) Wilbert, Willem, Willemijn, Willemina, Wilhelmina, Wilhelmus(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, Vilmer, Wilmer, 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

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry willo, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022