Wilber - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Wilber \wi(l)-ber\ is a variant of Wilbert (Old German) and Wilbur (Old German), and the meaning of Wilber is "bright will".

The baby name Wilber sounds like Ailbert, Elber, Filbert, Wilburt, Wilburn, Wilberto and Willbur. Other similar baby names are Wilder and Wilmer.

Wilber is a somewhat common first name for men (#1070 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#4586 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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