WILBUR

Meaning

Wilbur is generally understood as an English surname-turned-given-name built from old Germanic name elements. It is commonly analyzed as combining a word for "will" or "desire" with an element meaning "bright" or "famous," though exact historical parsing can vary by source and tradition. As a modern given name, it carries the feel of an older, sturdy English name rather than a transparent everyday-word meaning.

Origin

Fun fact

Wilbur became especially familiar in the U.S. partly through 19th- and early 20th-century naming trends that favored old-fashioned English surnames as first names.