Willy - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. wi-(l)ly, wil-ly ] The boy name Willy is pronounced WIHLiy ^KEY. Willy is of Germanic origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. Willy is a pet form of William (English and French).

Willy is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2007, among the family of boy names directly linked to Willy, William (English and French) was the most regularly used.

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

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

Details of famous persons named Willy:
Fictional Character Willy Wonka, born 1964.
Killer Whale Free Willy, born Keiko 12 December 2003.

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