Willard

American

[wil-erd] / ˈwɪl ərd /

noun

Emma (Hart), 1787–1870, U.S. educator and poet.
Frances Elizabeth Caroline, 1839–98, U.S. educator, reformer, and author.
Jess, 1883–1968, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1915–19.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “hardy” and “will.”

Example Sentences

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Toure's kick was saved by Zambia goalkeeper Willard Mwanza after Banda had been penalised following a VAR check for catching Nene Dorgeles in the box.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Among them is Clarence Willard, billed in a 1920s Vaudeville advertisement as “the man who grows” and “completely baffles all medical and scientific experts.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

As fans will know by now, Roan was born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz and raised in the Bible Belt town of Willard, Missouri.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

It’s natural to view the temporary mixing of Willard R. Abbott’s earnest teachers with the scuzzy simpletons who barely run the worst bar in America as, um, entirely unnatural.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

I had thought Mr. Willard was going to stay the night before driving me back the next day.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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