Wilfred

Or Wil·frid

[wil-frid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a male given name: from Old English words meaning “will” and “peace.”

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The new baby joins their sons, Wilfred and Frank, and daughter Romy.

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The Johnson's first two children - Wilfred and Romy - were born while the couple were in Downing Street during the Covid pandemic.

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One of its customers, Black Farmer founder Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, said pallets containing thousands of his products could go to waste.

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Francis' favourite players during his childhood were fullbacks Syd Lawrence, and Wilfred Milne - who still holds the record for the most Swans league appearances at 586 between 1920 and 1937.

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Wilfred Ndidi signed a new three-year contract last summer but his appetite for another Championship campaign is likely to have waned and the same will go for defenders Ricardo Pereira and Wout Faes.

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