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Wilmer

Wilmer proper noun: a male given name.

Proper noun

Wilmer (plural Wilmers)

  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname.
  3. A small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia, Canada, named after Wilmer Cleveland Wells.
  4. An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, named after Richard Hooker Wilmer.
  5. An unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  6. A city in Dallas County, Texas, United States, named after A. J. Wilmer.

Forms of Wilmer

pluralWilmers

Origin of Wilmer

From Old English willa (“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish”) + mǣre (“famous”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljamērijaz, from *wiljô + *mērijaz.

Questions about Wilmer

What does Wilmer mean?
Wilmer means a male given name.
What part of speech is Wilmer?
Wilmer is a proper noun.

Words near Wilmer in the dictionary

  1. Wilman
  2. Wilmarie
  3. Wilmarth
  4. Wilmarths
  5. Wilmcote
  6. Wilmer
  7. Wilmerding
  8. Wilmers
  9. Wilmersdorf
  10. Wilmeth
  11. Wilmeths

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