Willard.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name from Old English of mostly American usage. Partly transferred back from the surname.
A place in the United States. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado.
A place in the United States. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
A place in the United States. A tiny city in Shawnee County and Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
A place in the United States. An unincorporated community and coal town in Carter County, Kentucky.
A place in the United States. A small unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan.
A place in the United States. A city in Greene County, Missouri.
A place in the United States. A village in Torrance County, New Mexico, named after Willard Hopewell, builder of Santa Fe Central Railway.
A place in the United States. A hamlet primarily in the town of Romulus, Seneca County, New York.
A place in the United States. An unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina.
A place in the United States. A city in Huron County, Ohio.
A place in the United States. A small city in Box Elder County, Utah.
A place in the United States. A former unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, now a part of Washington Dulles International Airport.
A place in the United States. A small unincorporated community in Skamania County, Washington.
A place in the United States. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
A place in the United States. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
From Old English wil (“will”) + heard (“brave, strong”).
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