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Willibald - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Willibald
 
 



[ syll. wi-(l)li-bal(d), wil-liba-ld ] The boy name Willibald is pronounced WIHL-ahBAOLD KEY. Willibald's language of origin is Germanic and it is predominantly used in German. Two-element name derived from wil 'will, desire' ; bald 'bold, brave'. The name was borne by Saint Willibald (700-781/787), an Anglo-Saxon companion of Saint Boniface.

Willibald is not popular as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Willibald: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


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Meaning of Willibald