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Willy
say it wil-ee
What Willy means
- Germanic and English pet form of William, "resolute protector"
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 340 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 479 in Norway (2020)
- no. 845 in Chile (2021)
- no. 1232 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 1253 in France (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Liam William Alexander Ezra Joshua Alex Edward Isaiah Salvador Duarte Guilherme Alexis
Willy in stories
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Willy Wonka, the eccentric chocolatier