Wil - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 1 syll. wi(l), wil- ] The boy name Wil is pronounced WIHL ^KEY. Wil's language of origin is Germanic and it is predominantly used in the English language.

Wil is a short form (English) of the English and German Wilbert.

Wil is also a short form of the English Wilfred.

Wil is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Wil include the English Will, the English Wal, the English Wally, the German Willi, the English Willie, and the English Willy.

^KEY: Pronunciation for Wil: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"

A famous person named Wil is Wil Wheaton, Actor, born Richard William Wheaton III, 29 July 1972, Burbank, California.

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