Wilfred

//ˈwɪlfɹɪd// name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Old English, popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century.
  2. 2
    The Victory Medal. UK, World-War-I, slang
  3. 3
    A surname.

Etymology

Etymology 1

The name of two early Anglo-Saxon saints Wilfriþ, from Old English wil (“will”) + friþ (“peace”).

Etymology 2

An allusion to the newspaper cartoon strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.

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