Willard

Willard

English

Etymology

From Old English wil (“will”) + heard (“brave, strong”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪləɹd/

Proper noun

Willard

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name from Old English of mostly American usage. Partly transferred back from the surname.
   • 1991, Don DeLillo, Mao II, Viking, →ISBN, page 144:

     The date on the document corresponded to Bill's date of birth, which Scott had seen many times on records and forms, and the name of the child was Willard Skansey Jr. - - - A bank robber's name. Or a tough welterweight of the 1930s with his hair parted in the middle. A bank robber lying low between jobs.

3. A place in the United States
   1. An unincorporatedcommunity in Logan County, Colorado.
   2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Putnam County, Georgia.
   3. A tiny city in Shawnee County and Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
   4. An unincorporatedcommunity and coal town in Carter County, Kentucky.
   5. A small unincorporatedcommunity in Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan.
   6. A city in Greene County, Missouri.
   7. A village in Torrance County, New Mexico.
   8. A hamlet primarily in the town of Romulus, Seneca County, New York.
   9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Pender County, North Carolina.
   10. A city in Huron County, Ohio.
   11. A small city in Box Elder County, Utah.
   12. A former unincorporatedcommunity in Loudoun County, Virginia, now a part of Washington Dulles International Airport.
   13. A small unincorporatedcommunity in Skamania County, Washington.
   14. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
   15. An unincorporatedcommunity in Clark County, Wisconsin.