Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | (germanic) wil (will) and frið (peace) in Old English |
Meaning | "He who wants peace" |
Other names | |
Related names | Wilfried, Wilfrid, Wilf |
Wilfred is a masculine given name derived from Germanic roots meaning "will" and "peace" (like Old English wil and frið). The name was popular in the United Kingdom in the early twentieth century.[citation needed] Wilfried and its English spelling, Wilfrid, are closely related to Wilfred, with the same roots (Will and Frieden in German).