The baby name Wilfried is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: WIL-freed (IPA: /ˈwɪl.friːd/); German: VIL-freet (IPA: /ˈvɪl.friːt/).
Wilfried is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Wilfried is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: WIL-freed (IPA: /ˈwɪl.friːd/); German: VIL-freet (IPA: /ˈvɪl.friːt/).
Wilfried is Germanic in Origin.
Wilfried is a Germanic given name from Old High German wil “will, desire” + fridu “peace, protection,” yielding the sense “resolute for peace” or “will to peace.” The spelling Wilfried is standard in German and Dutch and also found in French; English cognates are Wilfrid and Wilfred, with Spanish/Portuguese Wilfredo. Related forms include Nordic Vilfred/Vilfrid, Catalan Guifré, and medieval Latin Wifredus. Common short forms are Will, Willy/Willi, Fred/Freddie, and the German diminutive Friedel.
Borne by notable figures such as Saint Wilfrid of York (7th century) and the Catalan count Guifré el Pilós (“Wilfred the Hairy”), the name traveled widely in medieval Europe. It enjoyed Victorian–Edwardian favor in Britain (as Wilfrid/Wilfred) and rose in mid‑20th‑century Germany and the Low Countries as Wilfried. Use today is modest across Europe, giving the name a vintage, pan‑European feel; a feminine counterpart, Wilfriede, exists in German.
| Wilfried Martens Wilfried Martens was a Belgian politician best known for serving as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1992, with a brief break in 1981. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, he helped lead the country’s transformation into a federal state. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | Girls | 0 | #17 | 1 | 315 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| CM | 0 | #46 | 10 | 2,592 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1,020 | 12,054 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #179 | 2,622 | 5,697 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| Austria | 0 | #193 | 21 | 850 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #204 | 307 | 2,180 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #210 | 26 | 6,830 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| Germany | 0 | #337 | 103 | 2,542 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| NL | 0 | #372 | 20 | 2,481 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #510 | 31 | 11,671 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #555 | 457 | 5,873 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #740 | 12 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #816 | 14 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #914 | 17 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MA | 0 | #1,089 | 40 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,390 | 82 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Wilfried is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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