43%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɪl.fɹəd/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Wilfred. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootswilla + friþDiminutivesWil, WilfOther Languages & CulturesWilfrith, Wilfrið(Anglo-Saxon) Guifré(Catalan) Vilfred(Danish) Wilfried(German) Willifrid(Germanic) Vilfredo(Italian) Wiljafriþuz(Old Germanic) Wilfredo(Spanish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #489 in 1995 France Last ranked #938 in 1928 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange simple serious Categories Canadian prime ministers, Civilization VI characters, currently out of the US top 1000, desire, Irish actors, mountaineers, peace, saints, virtues