Etymology

Willard

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Today it means: A surname originating as a patronymic. Full definition →

Old English wil
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromwil“will”
  2. English todayWillard

From Old English wil (“will”) + heard (“brave, strong”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwil all →

wile

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