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