Wilfrid

Where Wilfrid comes from

Inherited from Old English Wilfriþ, from wil (“will”) + friþ (“peace”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Wilfrid
  • Old English
Along the way
  1. 1841
    Wilfrid Laurier born
    7th prime minister of Canada
  2. 1865
    Wilfrid Voynich born
    Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of Voynich manuscript
  3. 1887
    First appearance
    #921 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1907
    Peak, #735
    13 babies named Wilfrid — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1908
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old English, a less common form of Wilfred.
Namesakes
  • Wilfrid Laurier · 7th prime minister of Canada, 1841–1919
  • Wilfrid Voynich · Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of Voynich manuscript, 1865–1930
  • Wilfrid Napier · Roman Catholic cardinal, born 1941
  • Wilfrid Sellars · American philosopher, 1912–1989
  • Wilfrid · Christian saint, Bishop of York from 664 to 678, 634–709

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.