The baby name Wilfrid is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced WIL-frid.
Wilfrid is Old English in Origin.
The baby name Wilfrid is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced WIL-frid.
Wilfrid is Old English in Origin.
Wilfrid is an Old English masculine compound, recorded in early medieval Latin as Wilfridus and in vernacular form as Wilfrið. Its elements are wil, will, desire, from Proto-Germanic *wilją, and frið, peace, protection, from *friþuz. The final consonant later lost the Old English thorn sound, giving the modern spelling Wilfrid; the literal sense is desiring peace or one who wills peace.
The name is closely associated with Saint Wilfrid of York (c. 634–709), a Northumbrian bishop active at the Synod of Whitby and in missions to Sussex and Frisia. Hagiography and monastic cult kept Wilfrid visible in northern English church tradition, while Wilfred became the more familiar modern English spelling. German Wilfried and Latin Wilfridus preserve related forms. In the United States, Wilfrid was recorded from the late nineteenth century and peaked modestly in the 1920s.
| Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh prime minister of Canada and is especially known as the country’s first French Canadian prime minister. He served from 1896 to 1911, the longest uninterrupted term for any Canadian prime minister, and spent nearly 45 years in the House of Commons. | Wilfrid Hyde-White Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English actor best known for playing polished, witty upper-class characters in films like My Fair Lady, The Third Man, and Buck Privates. He was widely admired as a classic British screen presence, bringing a droll and urbane style to many of his roles. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | 0 | #12 | 1 | 399 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #22 | 13 | 903 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| France | Girls | 1961 | #270 | 4 | 1,151 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2019 | #323 | 5 | 2,618 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2017 | #394 | 3 | 2,842 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #395 | 165 | 12,054 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #531 | 10 | 11,671 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #547 | 120 | 13,390 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #734 | 18 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #894 | 5 | 7,187 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #920 | 33 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Wilfrid is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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