VILL

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*wiljon = 'will', 'desire'

Proto-Norse

*wiljan- = 'will', 'desire'

Old Norse

vil = 'will', 'desire'
vili = 'will', 'desire'

Old High German

willa = 'will', 'desire'
willia = 'will', 'desire'
willio = 'will', 'desire'
willo = 'will', 'desire'

Old English

will = 'will', 'desire'

Related Names

See Vili, Vilja, Ville

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BALD	see Willibald
BJÖRN	see Villbjörn
BJÖRT	see Vilbjørt (Norse) and Willibert (German)
BOGI	see Vilbogi
BORG	see Vilborg (Norse) and Wilburg (German) and Wilburh (English)
BRAND	see Willebrand (German)
DIS	see Vildís
FRID	see Willifrid (German)
FRÍÐ	see Vilfrid
GEIR	see *Wiljagaizaz (Norse) and Williger (German) and Wilgar (English)
GERD	see Vilgerðr
GRIP	see Vilgrípr
GUD	see Willgott
GUNN	see Willigund (German)
HAD	see Willehad (English)
HARD	see Willihart (German)
HER	see *Wiljaharjaz (Norse) and Williheri (German) and Wilhere (English)
HJALM	see Willihelm (German)
MANN	see Williman (German)
MAR	see Willimar (German)
MEY	see Villimey (Norse)
MOR	see Villemo (Norse)
MUND	see Vilmundr (Norse)
-nar	see Vilnar (Norse)
-ner	see Villner (Norse)
NY	see Vilný (Norse)
RIK	see *Vilrekr (Norse), Wilric (English)
RUN	see Wilrun (German)
ÞRUÐ	see Willtrud (German)

First Element Forms

Vel- Vell-
Vil- *Vil- Wil-
Vild- Wild-
*Wili-
Vilj- Wilj- *Wilja-
Vill- Will- Willa- Ville- Villi- Willi-