Wilmot Forename

113,770th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,817 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Wilmot Forename Definition:

Both f. and, now mainly, m. As f., it is a very English transformation of Wilhelmina; but, as m., it is an Anglicizing of German Wilmod, ‘resolute mood,’ i. e. ‘unwavering courage.’

Wilmot Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia
99%
 
1,1971:3,686485
Jamaica-6361:4,533753
United States
100%
4861:745,96117,255
Ghana
100%
4491:60,1033,023
South Africa
100%
4281:127,4139,517
Malawi
100%
1691:101,2565,457
Canada
100%
1131:293,2169,522
England
100%
821:678,08412,981
Zimbabwe
100%
651:237,28913,580
Zambia-511:310,8788,915
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
151:3,657689
Kenya-151:3,087,14121,962
Nigeria
100%
121:14,797,030147,379
Guyana
 
56%
121:63,6055,544
United States Virgin Islands-101:10,9751,397
Papua New Guinea
100%
91:905,81363,479
Trinidad and Tobago
86%
 
91:151,2699,102
Australia-81:1,707,20316,445
Belize
67%
 
61:59,0524,175
India
50%
 
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Panama-31:1,302,18625,104
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019

Wilmot (17,347) may also be a surname.

Wilmot Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Both f. and, now mainly, m. As f., it is a very English transformation of Wilhelmina; but, as m., it is an Anglicizing of German Wilmod, ‘resolute mood,’ i. e. ‘unwavering courage.’

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A female name in common use at one town in North Devon. The same as Wilmet.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Teutonic name, meaning: Beloved heart.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Wilmot Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilmoth92897/
Wilmott9277/
Willmot9254/
Wilmote9215/
Whilmot922/
Wihlmot921/
Wuilmot921/
Wailmot921/
Wilmoet921/
Wilmoot921/
Wlmot911/
Wilmouth8665/
Willmoth8619/
Willmott8614/
Wilmotte864/
Willmote861/
Wihlmott861/
Wilmut83142/
Wilmat8320/
Vilmot836/
Wilmod834/
Bilmot832/
Wilmüt831/
Welmot831/
Uilmot831/
Willmouth802/
Wilmuth77279/
Welmoet7781/
Willmut7735/
Wilmath7712/
Wylmoth779/
Wilmutt774/
Wilmute774/
Wilmatt772/
Wllmoth772/
Vilmoth772/
Wellmot771/
Welmoth771/
Willmat771/
Wilhmut771/
Wlemoth771/
Wilmuht771/
Willmuth7137/
Willmath712/
Welmouth711/
Wilmathe711/
Vilmut6745/
Bilmat6710/
Vilmat679/
Wlemat676/
Belmot673/
Welmut673/
Wilmud673/
Wilmad672/
Wellmouth672/
Vilmod671/
Velmot671/
Bilmod671/

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