50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Old German or Old English name derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and hadu "battle, combat". This was the name of an 8th-century Northumbrian saint active in Frisia and Saxony. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootswillo/willio + hadu/hathuOther Languages & CulturesVillads(Danish) Name DaysName Days? Austria: November 8 Categories desire, saints, war Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1601.
