Wilmer

W4I1L1M3E1R1

proper noun

A male given name.

OriginOld English willa ← Proto-Germanic *Wiljamērijaz →
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Meanings

proper nounWilmer (plural Wilmers)

plural Wilmers

  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname.
  3. A place name:
    1. A small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia, Canada, named after Wilmer Cleveland Wells.
    2. An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, named after Richard Hooker Wilmer.
    3. An unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States.
    4. A city in Dallas County, Texas, United States, named after A. J. Wilmer.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*Wiljamērijaz
  2. Old Englishwilla“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish”
  3. EnglishWilmer

From Old English willa (“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish”) + mǣre (“famous”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljamērijaz, from *wiljô + *mērijaz.

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APA

Wilmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilmer

MLA

“Wilmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilmer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wilmer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilmer.

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