55%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon [1] Meaning & History From the Old English elements willa "will, desire" and mære "famous". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootswilla + mæreOther Languages & CulturesWillimar(Germanic) Categories desire, fame Sources & References Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 498.