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Guifré (Catalan), Vilfred (Scandinavian), Vilfredo (Italian), Vilfrido (Italian), Wilfredo (Italian and Spanish), Wilfrid (English and French), and Wilfried (German) are variants of Wilfred. Other variants of Wilfred include the short forms Fred (English), Wil (English), Wilf (English), Wilfie (English), and Will (English), and the pet form Willie (English). See also the related form, Wilkie (English). Wilfred is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1917 with 0.081% of baby boys being given the name Wilfred. It ranked at #164 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity, and is today of very modest use. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Wilfred, Willie (English) was the most regularly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Wilfred include Wilfrid (English and French), Wilbert (English and German), Wilfried (German), Willibrord (English and German), and Wilpert (German). KEY: Pronunciation for Wilfred: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" A famous person named Wilfred is Poet Wilfred Owen, born Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, 18 March 1893 - 4 November 1918, Plas Wilmot, England.
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