Wilmoth as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Wilmoth

What is the meaning of the name Wilmoth ?

The baby name Wilmoth is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced WIL-məth (IPA: /ˈwɪlməθ/; also heard as /ˈwɪlmɒθ/).

Wilmoth is English in Origin.

Wilmoth is an English given name and surname, a later spelling of Wilmot, the medieval pet-form of William. William derives from Proto-Germanic elements wil, meaning "will, desire," and helm, "helmet, protection," yielding the sense "resolute protector." The -th ending in Wilmoth reflects regional orthography and surname standardization in Britain and colonial America, and the form sometimes passed back into use as a given name.

In records from the late Middle Ages, Wilmot appears for both men and women; by the early modern period it became common as a family name, with Wilmoth emerging chiefly in England and the United States. Sporadic given-name use continued into the 19th and 20th centuries, including the Trinidadian calypsonian Wilmoth Houdini (born Frederick Wilmoth Hendricks). Today the name is rare, skewing masculine but occasionally unisex. Variants and related forms include Wilmot, Willmot, Willmott, Willmoth, and the broader William family (William, Wilhelm, Liam; feminine Wilma).

⚙ Wilmoth is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 4 recorded uses, across 1 country.