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Walfried - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Walfried

[ syll. wal-fried, wa-lfri-ed ] The boy name Walfried is pronounced WAOLFRiy-D KEY. Walfried is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in the German language. Two-element name derived from wald meaning 'to rule' ; fridu meaning 'peace, protection, safety'. A variant of Walfried is Waldfried (German).

Walfried is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Walfried include Wilbert (English and German), Wilfred (English), Wilfrid (English and French), Wilfried (German), Wilibrord (English and German), Willfried (German), Willibrord (English and German), Wilpert (German), Wolfhard (German), Wolfhart (German), Wilberto (Spanish), and Willibert (German).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Walfried: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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