Wilfred
[ˈwɪlfrɪd]Meaning
means "desiring peace", from Old English willa "will, desire" and fri "peace"
Background Story
Wilfred is used in Anglo-Saxon, Catalan, Danish, German, Germanic, Italian, Old Germanic and Spanish. Its variant is Wilfrid, with the diminutives Wil and Wilf, and the feminine form Wilfreda. The name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.
Variations
Wilf, Wilfredo, Wilfre
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