Wilfried
Wilfried is an old German male given name , also used in Belgium and the Netherlands .
Origin and meaning of the name
Old Low German and Old High German : willio "Wille", fridu "Friede, Schutz". This allows for the interpretation “who longs for peace” or “the one with the will to peace”. This name is also available as "Wilfriede" as a female first name.
distribution
The name is particularly widespread in northern Germany and owes its spread and use to Anglo-Saxon missionaries of the early Middle Ages.
name day
April 24th (Catholic) or October 12th (Anglican), in memory of Saint Wilfrid . He was Bishop of York and died in 709 or 710.
variants
Name bearer
- Wilfried I († 897), Count of Barcelona, founder of Catalonia
- Wilfried II. († 911), Count of Barcelona, Girona and Ausona
- Wilfried Berchtold (* 1954), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Wilfried Bode (1929–2012), German water polo player and two-time Olympic participant
- Wilfried Bony (* 1988), Ivorian football player
- Wilfried Böse (1949–1976), German terrorist
- Wilfried Dietrich (1933–1992), German wrestler
- Wilfried Erdmann (* 1940), German circumnavigator and author
- Wilfried Herbst (* 1935), German actor and voice actor
- Wilfried Hiller (* 1941), German composer
- Wilfried Klaus (* 1941), German actor
- Wilfried Klenk (* 1959), German politician (CDU)
- Wilfried Koch (* 1929), German art historian and artist
- Wilfried Kowarik (1952–2018), Austrian Benedictine and historian
- Wilfried Loll (* 1945), German actor
- Wilfried Loth (* 1948), German historian and political scientist
- Wilfried Martens (1936–2013), Belgian Prime Minister
- Wilfried Meichtry (* 1965), Swiss author and historian
- Wilfried Minks (1930–2018), German set designer
- Wilfried Nelissen (* 1970), Belgian racing cyclist
- Willfried Penner (* 1936), German politician (SPD)
- Wilfried Sauerland (* 1940), German boxing promoter
- Wilfried Scheutz (1950–2017), Austrian singer and actor
- Wilfried Schmickler (* 1954), German cabaret artist
- Wilfried F. Schoeller (1941–2020), German literary critic and author
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (* 1985), French tennis player
- Wilfried Van Moer (* 1945), Belgian football player
- Wilfried Vogel (* 1937), German soccer player
- Wilfried Weber (* 1942), German theologian
- Wilfried Wessel (1930–2016), German politician (CDU) and mayor
- Wilfried Zaha (* 1992), English-Ivorian soccer player