Type Word & Element
Usage Old Saxon [1], Frankish (Hypothetical)
Meaning & History
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "will, desire".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureswilla(Anglo-Saxon) weljô(Old Germanic) willo(Old High German) vili(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsGwilherm(Breton) Guillem(Catalan) Vilim(Croatian) Vilém(Czech) Vilhelm, Villads, Villum(Danish) Wilhelmus, Willem, Willemijn, Willemina, Wilhelmina(Dutch) William, Wilhelmina(English) Vilhelmo(Esperanto) Villem(Estonian) Viliame(Fijian) Vilhelm, Vilhelmiina, Viljam, Viljami, Vilhelmi(Finnish) Guillaume(French) Guillerme(Galician) Wilhelm, Wilhelmine, Wilhelmina(German) Wilhelm, Willehad, Willehelm(Germanic) Vilmos(Hungarian) Vilhjálmur(Icelandic) Uilliam(Irish) Guglielmo(Italian) Vilhelms(Latvian) Wöllem, Wullem(Limburgish) Fitzwilliam(Literature) Vilhelmas, Vilhelmina(Lithuanian) Illiam(Manx) Wiremu(Maori) Vilhelm(Norwegian) Wiljahelmaz(Old Germanic) Wilhelm(Polish) Guilherme(Portuguese) Uilleam(Scottish Gaelic) Viliam(Slovak) Viljem(Slovene) Guillermina, Guillermo(Spanish) Vilhelm, Vilhelmina(Swedish) Viliami(Tongan) Gwilim, Gwillym, Gwilym(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsWillems, Willemse, Willemsen, Wilms(Dutch) Gilliam, William, Williams, Williamson(English) Guillaume(French) Vilhjálmsson(Icelandic) Fitzwilliam(Irish) MacWilliam, McWilliam(Scottish)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry willio, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
