Meaning and origin of Will

The boy's name Will \wi-ll\ is a variant of Wilfred, William and Willie. See also Bill.

The baby name Will sounds like Willy, Willi and Wil. Other similar baby names are Gill, Hill, Sill, Till, Wild and Wills.

Will is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Will

Origin: English

Meaning: Diminutive of William 'Resolute protector; will.'.


Origin: German

Meaning: Diminutive of William: Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Wordsworth (1770-1850).


Origin: Teutonic

Meaning: Strong helmet.
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Origin and meaning of Will

Will
English
Male
resolute
Meaning&Origin
Will is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `resolute`.
Where is it used?
The name Will is mainly used in English.
It is an abbreviated form of
William, used in English.
See also
In Welsh: Gwillym
In Welsh: Gwilym
In Welsh: Gwilim
In Welsh: Gwil
In Spanish: Guillermo
In Slovene: Viljem
In Scottish: Uilleam
In Scandinavian and in Hungarian: Vilhelm
In Portuguese: Guilherme
In Maori: Wiremu
In Latvian: Vilhelms
In Italian: Guglielmo
In Irish: Uilliam (M)
In Irish: Liam
In Icelandic: Vilhjálmur
In Hungarian: Vili
In Hungarian: Vilmos
In German: Wilhelmina
In French: Guillaume
In Finnish: Vilhelmiina
In Finnish: Vilhelmi
In Finnish: Viljami
In Finnish: Ville
In Esperanto: Vilchjo
In Esperanto: Vilhelmo
In English: Bill
In English: Willa
In English: Willy
In English: Willie
In English: Billie
In English: Billy
In Dutch: Willem
In Czech: Vilem
In Catalan: Guillem
In Breton: Gwilherm
Statistics
The name Will was given to 436 babies in the USA in 2004. Will was the number 1147 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 441 babies making it the number 529 name that year.
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