Wills - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Wills \wi(l)-ls\ is a variant of William (Old German), and the meaning of Wills is "will helmet, protection".

The baby name Wills sounds like Wells, Willis and Willes. Other similar baby names are Mills, Sills, Will, Willy and Willi.

Wills is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1170 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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