Willard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name from Old English of mostly American usage. Partly transferred back from the surname.
  3. A place in the United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado.
  5. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
  6. A tiny city in Shawnee County and Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
  7. An unincorporated community and coal town in Carter County, Kentucky.
  8. A small unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan.
  9. A city in Greene County, Missouri.
  10. A village in Torrance County, New Mexico, named after Willard Hopewell, builder of Santa Fe Central Railway.
  11. A hamlet primarily in the town of Romulus, Seneca County, New York.
  12. An unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪləɹd/

Word forms

Willard

Etymology

From Old English wil (“will”) + heard (“brave, strong”).

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