41%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Old German name derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootswillo + hartOther Languages & CulturesWilheard(Anglo-Saxon) Categories brave, courage, desire, health, strength, virtues Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1599.