Meaning and Origin of: Wilmer

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Teutonic : Valiant protector
  • German : Determined and famous

Boy name variations

William
Wil
Will
Willem
Wilhelm
Wilmos
Wilmot
Wilson
Williams
Williamson
Wills
Willie
Willy
Wiley
Wyley
Wilkie
Willkie
Wilkes
Wylkes
Willis
Wilton
Wilmar
Winton
Willard
Wilford
Guillaume
Guillermo
Vilhelm
Vilem
Viliam
Vasili
Vasily
Uilleam
Uilliam

Family name origins & meanings

  • German and English : from the Germanic personal name Wilmar (Old English Wilmǣr), composed of the elements wil(l) ‘will’ + mar ‘famous’.
  • Simon Wilmer settled in Kent Co., MD, before 1680. William Holland Wilmer, born in Kent Co. in 1782, and his son Richard Hooker Wilmer (b. 1816) were both Episcopal clergymen.