Wilf name meaning
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What does Wilf mean?
Used dominantly in English, Wilf is used as a boy name and came from Germanic, Wilf means "Peace or Diminutive of Wilfred". Wilf is a short form of Wilfred. Wilfred is German and English equivalent of Wilfried.
Wilfred is originated from Germanic and Old High German languages, Wilfred means "Will and Desire".
How do I pronounce Wilf?
The two syllabled name Wilf is commonly pronounced as wi-lf.
Names that rhyme with WilfHow popular is the name Wilf?
Wilf is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1997 and was able to reach the top 700 names. Recently in 2018, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 610 on boy names chart when 59 babies were named Wilf.
Over 479 people have been named Wilf in England and Wales. Wilf is a common name in Canada while somewhat familiar name in England. According to our research, at least 2000 people have been bestowed Wilf around the globe.
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Numerological analysis of Wilf
The sky is your only limit when it comes to goals. You attract wealth and successful people with your charisma. All people want is to take advantage of easy opportunities and leave the hard battle with other people who care more. And not just at this point but since always. Although you can't stand in one place for too long, if something catches your attention, you are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done perfectly.
Go through the following names similar to Wilf
- Donnelly means Dark Courage has its origin in Celtic and a baby boy name is principally used in English
- Stamford - Stamfords origin is Old English, meaning of Stamford is "From the Stony Ford" used majorly in English is a boy name
- Yudelle - Meaning of Yudelle is Wealthy has origin in Germanic which is mainly used in English is aimed at baby girls
- Charlayne - Rare girl name Charlayne is originated from Germanic, meaning of Charlayne is "Feminine of Charles" is used mainly in English
- Rauff means Merciful, Who is Every Ones Friend and Compassionate customarily used for baby boys has its origin in Arabic is chiefly used in English. Rauff is derivative of Rauf.
Famous people named Wilf
- Wilf Low, footballer
- Wilf Field,
- Wilf Wedmann, retired male high jumper from Canada,
- Wilf Wild, British football manager
- Wilf Mannion, English professional footballer
- Wilf Carter, Canadian Country and Western singer, songwriter
- Wilf Kirkham, English football player
- Wilf McGuinness, English former football player and manager
- Wilf Lunn, English inventor, prop maker and TV presenter
- Wilf Copping, English footballer who played for Leeds United
- Wilf Paiement, Wilfrid Paiement, Jr
- Wilf Cude, professional ice hockey player
- Wilf O'Reilly, He won two gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics when short track speed skating was held as a demonstration sport
- Wilf Barber, professional first-class cricketer
- Wilf Slack, English cricketer
- Wilf Wooller, Welsh cricketer, rugby union footballer
- Wilf Loughlin, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Wilf Proudfoot, British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament
- Wilf Rostron, English former footballer
- Wilfried Capet in Age of Ice as Actor
- Wilfred Lucas in Modern Times as Actor
- Wilfred Pickles in Billy Liar as Actor
- Wilfried Baasner in The Seventh Scroll as Actor
- Wilfred Jackson in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Director
- Wilfred Lopez in Imperial Dreams as Actor
- Wilfried Freitag in Kennwort Gute Reise as Actor
- Wilf Varvill in movie Arrivals as Director
- Wilf Gannon characterized central role of N in 1929 comedy movie Auntie's Antics.
Lists having Wilf
- Boy names beginning with W
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- German Boy Names
- Boy names that starts with Wil
- Baby Names that mean Peace
Sources
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths