Willing

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Williges (also: Willigis or Willegis) is an old German male given name or family name . It is derived from the Old Low German and Old High German terms willio and gisal for "hostage".

Name bearer

Historic time

  • Willigis (940-1011), Archbishop of Mainz; Saint of the Roman Catholic Church

First name

  • Willigis Jäger (1925–2020), German Benedictine monk, Zen master and mystic

family name