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willy Name Meaning and History

  1. English: variant spelling of Willey.
  2. English: from a pet form of the personal name Will.
  3. Americanized spelling of German Willi.

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willy Family Facts

Distribution of willy Families in the US in 1920
Number of willy families
 14-26
 5-13
 1-4
 0
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