Willard
m.
Old High German willo 'will' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1200 Wilardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVII;
1242 Wilardi (gen) ibid. CLIV;
1251 Wilardi (gen) ibid. CLIII;
1301 Wilardi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 219,
Willardus (nom) ibid. p. 208;
1378 Willardo (dat) hanquetvol1 339,
Willardus (nom) ibid. 339
- Old French
- ● 1301 Wilars (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 242,
Willars (nom) ibid. p. 239,
Willart (obl) ibid. p. 237
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Willard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Willard.