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 [ 2 syll. wi-(l)mer, wil-m-er ] The boy name Wilmer is pronounced as WIHLMer KEY. Wilmer is used chiefly in the English and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Germanic. Two-element name derived from the elements 'wil' meaning will, desire ; 'meri' meaning great, famous. The name is obscure origin; it could also have evolved as the masculine form of Wilma. The name Wilmar (German) is a variant of Wilmer. Other variants of Wilmer include the pet forms Will (English), Willie (English), and Willy (English). Wilmer is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1920, 0.040% of baby boys were given the name Wilmer. Its ranking then was #259. The baby name has since steeply declined in popularity, and is today of sporadic use. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Wilmer, Willie (English and Scandinavian) was the most regularly used. A baby name that sounds like Wilmer is the name Wilmar (German). KEY: Pronunciation for Wilmer: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"   |
