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What does Wilfred mean?
Wilfred 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced WIL-fred. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wilfred is "desiring peace". Saint Wilfred (seventh century) was an English saint. The name was revived in the 19th century. Author Wilfred Sheed.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, peace, saint, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Wilfredo▼, Wilfrid, Wilfried, Wilfryd, Will▼, Willfred, Willfredo, Willfrid, Willfried, Willfryd
FEMININE FORM Wilfreda
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Wilfred Josiah (W.J.), ..
How popular is Wilfred?
Wilfred is a very prominent first name for males (#436 out of 1220, Top 36%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#70679 out of 150436, Top 47%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Wilfred reached its apex rank of #177 in the U.S. in the 1910s, but is not in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Will (#892 FROM RECENT DATA), Wilfredo and Wilfrid are the prominent related forms of Wilfred. Usage of these relations of Wilfred was widespread among parents a century ago (AVERAGE #996) and has become significantly less since (#1723, 98% LESS USAGE), with forms like Will falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Wilfred▼ is alike in pronunciation to Ahlfred, Ailfred, Ailfrid, Ailfryd, Alfred▼, Elfred, Walfred and Walfried. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ailured (see Alured), Aldred, Alldred, Alured, Eldred▼, Elldred (see Aldred), Manfred, Renfred, Sigfred, Sigfried, Waleed, Walford, Welford, Wilber▼, Wild, Wilde, Wilder▲, Wilek, Wiley▼, Wilford▼, Wilkes, Wilkie, Willard▼, Willem, Willerd, Willes, Willet, Willey, Willie▼, Willkes, Willmer, Wilmer▼, Wilmore, Winfield▼, Winsted, Wmffre, Wolfe, Wolfram, Wulfe and Wulfram. These names tend to be less frequently used than Wilfred.
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