Wilfred name meaning

Gender: Boy

Origin: Old High German and Germanic

Usage: English, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Tamil

Pronunciation: wi-lf-red

Meaning: Peaceful, Resolute, Will, Desire, Protection, Safety, Composition and Desiring Peace

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What does Wilfred mean?
Variations of Wilfred
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Similar Names to Wilfred
Famous People Named Wilfred
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What does Wilfred mean?

Eternal and Frequently Used Wilfred dominantly is used in Tamil, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, English and Danish, meaning of Wilfred is "Much Peace, Resolute, Will, Desire, Protection, Safety, Composition or Desiring Peace" has its roots in Germanic and Old High German is bestowed upon both sexes.

Wilfred is English and German form of Wilfried.

How do I pronounce Wilfred?

The two syllabled name Wilfred is commonly pronounced as wi-lf-red. wil-fred is another way(s) to say the name.

Variants of Wilfred

Guifré, Willfried, Wilfried, Willifrid

Names that rhyme with Wilfred

How popular is the name Wilfred?

Wilfred is a popular name in United States given to over 29327 babies in 153 years. At present the moniker is on a rise, in 1917, the moniker grabbed the 164th spot and 802 baby boys were given the name.

Additionally, the first name has been in the top 500 baby names a staggering 80 times A common name in England and Wales with over 2870 new-borns have been given the name since 1996.

Currently peaked at the charts, the moniker grabbed the 146th spot and 383 baby boys were given the name.

Wilfred is an uncommon baby name in France, even after 33 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 700.

Over 138 people have been named Wilfred in France. But Wilfred is a popular baby name in Kenya where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, England, South Africa, Philippines, Malawi, Canada, Cameroon, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Netherlands and Ghana.

According to our estimate, at least 210000 people have been bestowed Wilfred around the globe.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	3769	28
2017	4432	22
2016	3419	32
2015	4281	23
2014	3687	28

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Wilfred in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	1555	867	6	8
	55	9	5	0

Numerological aspects of Wilfred

The number 9 as your personality no reveals that you are charming, positive, very idealistic and well-versed in different subjects. Stop being so naive and fall under the influence of envious people. You are a person of many talents. Relax, no one is forcing you to do things as other people do it. You are all about fun, adventure, excitement, change, and adventure. You are persistent to always get where you indented to.

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Nita - Durable and Well-Liked Nita is used commonly in Norwegian and Telugu is originated from Spanish, Native and Latin bestowed upon girls, Nita means "Modest or Bear"

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Famous people named Wilfred

Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist
Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian heart surgeon
Wilfred Backhouse Alexander, English ornithologist and entomologist
Wilfred Grenfell, medical missionary to Newfoundland
Wilfred Rowland Childe, British author and poet
Wilfred Josephs, English composer
Wilfred Jacobs, first Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Acadian singer

Wilfred Hudson Osgood, American zoologist
Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio presenter
Wilfred Stamp, 2nd Baron Stamp, son of the British banker Josiah Stamp
Wilfred Abse, Welsh psychiatrist
Wilfred Theodore Blake, pioneer aviator, travel writer and traveller
Wilfred Kirochi, former Kenyan middle distance runner
Wilfred Harold Munro, American historian, brother of Dana C. Munro
Wilfred Shingleton, English art director
Wilfred Dunderdale, British spy and intelligence officer
Wilfred Cass, CBE FRSA co-founded the Cass Sculpture Foundation
Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston, English geologist
Wilfred Hardy, British artist and illustrator
Wilfred Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns, peer of the United Kingdom and a Rifle Brigade officer

Wilfred Baker, British Conservative Party politician
Wilfred Eade Agar, Anglo-Australian zoologist
Wilfred Fienburgh, British Labour Party politician
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, British businessman, farmer
Wilfred Blake, English first-class cricketer
Wilfred Broadhead, English first-class cricketer
Wilfred Hutton, Irish cricketer
Wilfred von Oven, was between 1943 and the German capitulation
Wilfred Trubshaw, British solicitor and police officer
Wilfred Taragon, Kenyan long-distance runner
Wilfred D. Turner, ninth Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Wilfred Mitford Davies, Welsh artist and publisher
Wilfred Wood, KA was Bishop of Croydon from 1985 to 2003

Wilfred Trotter, English surgeon, a pioneer in neurosurgery
Wilfred Bion, influential British psychoanalyst
Wilfred Owen, English poet and soldier
Wilfred Benítez, Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion
Wilfred Thesiger, English explorer and travel writer
Wilfred Lucas, Canadian-born American stage actor
Wilfred Bouma, Dutch former footballer
Wilfred Gibson, English violinist, session musician
Wilfred Dolby Fuller, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Wilfred Wood, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Wilfred Edwards, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Wilfred Judson, Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

Wilfred Curtis, Canadian airman and Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Wilfred Rhodes, English professional cricketer
Wilfred Kitching, 7th General of The Salvation Army
Wilfred Moore, Canadian lawyer
Wilfred Baddeley, British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins

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