Name
WILLY

Name WILLY

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 30,528 births of Willy in the countries below, which represents an average of 215 births of children bearing the first name Willy per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 89 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Willy   
In Italiano Nome Willy   


Information about the first name Willy

We celebrate Willy on January 10th
The first name Willy is listed in our categories :The first name Willy has been assigned to:
99.58% to boys
0.42% to girls
The country where the first name Willy is the most common is:
FR France
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 5 letters including 2 vowels and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Willy

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Willy : Lily W, Wylli

Willy in Japanese *

Romajiwirii
Katakanaウィリー
Hiraganaうぃりー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Willy in Japanese
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Willy in sign language

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Willy in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Willy

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English willy, willi, equivalent to will +‎ -y. Cognate with Dutch willig (“obedient, hearsome”), German willig (“willing”), Swedish villig (“willing, agreeable”).
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English wilȝe, from Old English wiliġ (“willow”). More at willow.
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English wilie, from Old English wiliġe, wileġe (“basket”), from Proto-Germanic *wiligō (“wicker basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *weliko- (“willow-tree”). More at weel, willow.
Etymology src :
  • Originally northern British usage, from the 1960s. Probably the simple use of a proper name as a pet name; compare dick, fanny and peter. Unlikely to be a contraction of Latin membrum virile, male member (that is, the penis), a Latin term used in English in the nineteenth century.
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • willy (comparative willier or more willy, superlative williest or most willy)
  • (obsolete) Willing; favourable; ready; eager.
  • (UK dialectal, Scotland) Self-willed; willful.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • willy (plural willies)
  • Alternative form of willow
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • willy (third-person singular simple present willies, present participle willying, simple past and past participle willied)
  • To cleanse wool or cotton, etc. with a willy, or willow.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • willy (plural willies)
  • (UK dialectal) A willow basket.
  • (UK dialectal) A fish basket.
Etymology (Alternative forms) src :
  • willie
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • willy (plural willies)
  • (hypocoristic, slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, childish) the penis.
  • (UK, childish) Term of abuse.
  • (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Etymology (Alternative forms) src :
  • willie
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • willy (plural willies)
  • (espionage) A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪli/
  • Rhymes: -ɪli
Proper noun src :
  • Willy (plural Willys or Willies)
  • A male given name, diminutive of William.
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • whining Willy
General
Alternative forms src :
  • Willie
Proper noun src :
  • Willy
  • a diminutive of the male given names Wilhelm or Wilfried, also diminutive of other Germanic compound names beginning with Wil-
SE Swedish
Proper noun src :
  • Willy c (genitive Willys)
  • a male given name borrowed from English or German
DK Danish
Alternative forms src :
  • Villy
Proper noun src :
  • Willy
  • a male given name borrowed from English or German
DE German
Alternative forms src :
  • Willi
 

Popularity of the name Willy

Number of WILLY births per year

Popularity of the name Willy
Popularity of the name Willy

Total births of Willy by country

Births with the first name Willy
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
18,647
21
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
3,492
15
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
3,119
90
NONorway
1945 - 2022
2,099
0
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
1,220
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
566
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
389
1
SESweden
1998 - 2022
225
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
146
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
144
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
100
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
91
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
55
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
32
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
32
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
28
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
11
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
4
1
Popularity of the name Willy

Total births of Willy by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Willy
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
40
0
FRFrance
2022
19
0
DKDenmark
2022
6
0
NONorway
2022
6
0
SESweden
2022
5
0
QCQuebec
2022
4
0
CLChili
2021
4
0
ITItaly
2021
2
0
ARArgentina
2015
1
0
ATAustria
2021
1
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
1
0

Comments on the name Willy

Personalities with the first name Willy

There are 185 personalities with the first name Willy

Willy Brandt (Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm) src

Norway German empire West germany
Politician Journalist Non-fiction writer Autobiographer

Willy Caballero (Wilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano) src

Spain Argentina
Association football player

Willy Van De Kerkhof src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Association football player

Willy Sagnol (Willy David Frédéric Sagnol) src

France
Association football manager Association football player Radio personality

Willy Boly (Willy-Arnaud Zobo Boly) src

France Ivory coast
Association football player

Willy Mairesse src

Belgium
Racing automobile driver Formula one driver

Willy Puchner src

Austria
Photographer Writer Illustrator Painter

Willy Claes src

Belgium
Diplomat Politician Conductor

Willy Aubameyang src

France Gabon
Association football player

Willy Fritsch src

Germany
Screenwriter Singer Character actor Dancer Film actor


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Willy
Full list of personalities with the first name Willy

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Willy

There are 624 actors and actresses with the first name Willy
Willy Lütke
Willy Lin
Willy Rachow
Willy Lavendel
Willy Monfret
Willy Adkins
Willy Louis-Charles
Willy Roberts
Willy Santos
Willy Lemos
Willy Astor
Willy Metzeler
Willy Parsons
Willy Semler
Willy Thomas
Willy T. Ribbs
Willy Hagemeyer
Willy Sommers
Willy Van Der Kerkhof
Willy Deville
Willy Van Der Griendt
Willy Michl
Willy Rameau
Willy Milan
Willy Chirino
Willy Leus
Willy Moser
Willy Oehrli
Willy Rathnov
Willy Basteyns

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Willy
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Willy

Rankings of first name WILLY by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#417NO Norway2022
#484DK Denmark2022
#820QC Quebec2022
#842CL Chili2021
#926SE Sweden2022
#999DE Germany2022
#1184AR Argentina2015
#1698FR France2022
#3850AT Austria2021
#4263CH Switzerland2021
#4517IT Italy2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name WILLY (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Willy
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Other girls' names around Willy
WILLOWEWILLOWMINAWILLOWWWILLRANNEWILLSONWILLTONWILLTRAUDWILLÜFKOWILLUPEFRANCISCUGEWILLVER WILLY WILLYAWILLYAMWILLYANWILLYANAWILLYANEWILLYANNWILLYANNAWILLYANNEWILLYEWILLYNDA

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