Wilmer
Just 82 men in Poland carry it, few enough that most people here will never meet one. It's Germanic at root, built from words for "will" and "famous".
Wilmer Pronunciation
Wilmer is pronounced VEEL-mer (/ˈvilmɛr/).
What Wilmer means
Where Wilmer comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Wilmer is built from two old Germanic pieces. The first, "wil," means will or desire. The second, "mer," means famous or renowned, the ending that also closes Waldemar and Dietmar. Together they give the meaning name books still print: will, famous.
The name traveled west and north. In England it worked as a surname before it settled on children, and Scandinavian records kept it near the other "-mer" names. It stayed rare.
One American fixed the name to a date. Wilmer McLean, a Virginia grocer, watched the first big battle of the Civil War open on his farm in 1861. He moved to Appomattox for quiet. In 1865 General Lee surrendered to Grant in his parlour, so the same man's homes bracketed the war. The Germanic parts still read plainly. Wil is will, mer is famous.
How many people are named Wilmer
1 in 260319 men in Poland is named Wilmer. 82 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3925 among male names.
Wilmer as a middle name
Wilmer is a first name for 82 men in Poland and a middle name for another 5, a 94/6 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 5112th, between Wilian (5) and Winnicjusz (5).
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#5110 Wilfredo5
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#5111 Wilian5
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#5112 Wilmer5
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#5113 Winnicjusz5
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#5114 Wisdom5