Wilfried

Wilfried is an old German male first name, also used in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Origin and Meaning of the Name

Old High German: willio "will", Fridu " peace, protection '. This leaves the meaning of " longs for peace " or "the one with the desire for peace " to the interpretation.

Dissemination

The name is particularly common in Northern Germany and owes its spread and use of Anglo-Saxon missionaries of the early Middle Ages.

Name-day

April 24, to commemorate the holy Wilfrid. He was Archbishop of York, and died 745

Variants

  • Will Fried
  • English: Wilfrid, Wilfred
  • Spanish: Wilfredo

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Jo -Wilfried Tsonga ( born 1985 ), French tennis player
  • Wilfried II (Barcelona ) ( † 911), Count of Barcelona, Girona and Ausona
  • Wilfried ( singer) ( born 1950, civil Wilfried Scheutz ), Austrian rock singer
  • Wilfried Berchtold (* 1954 ), Austrian politician ( ÖVP)
  • Wilfried Gliem (* 1946), German folk music artist, member of the Wildhearts
  • Wilfried Dietrich (1933-1992), German Ringer
  • Wilfried Herbst ( * 1935), German actor and voice actor
  • Wilfried Hiller ( b. 1941 ), German composer
  • Wilfried Kowarik ( * 1952 ), Austrian Benedictine and historian
  • Wilfried Loth (* 1948), German historian and political scientist
  • Wilfried Martens (1936-2013), Belgian Prime Minister
  • Will keep Penner ( b. 1936 ), German politician ( SPD)
  • Wilfried Schmickler (* 1954), German cabaret artist
  • Wilfried Bony (* 1988), Ivorian footballer
  • Male first name
Wifred II, Count of Barcelona
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