71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Old German name derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and mari "famous". It is a cognate of Wilmǣr. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootswillo + mariOther Languages & CulturesWilmǣr(Anglo-Saxon) Categories desire, fame Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1604.