Willy - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Willy \wi(l)-ly\, also used as girl's name Willy, is a variant of William (Old German), Willie (English) and Willis (Old English), and the meaning of Willy is "will helmet, protection".

The baby name Willy sounds like Wally, Wiley, Willey, Will and Willi. Other similar baby names are Billy and Wills.

Willy is a somewhat common first name for men (#1001 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#36492 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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