Given name

Wili

“of the willows”·“one who is crafty; from the meadow by the water”·“a clever and coy woman”

Wili is a variant of Wiley. Interpretations include “of the willows” (English) and “one who is crafty; from the meadow by the water” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. Wili is a variant of Wylie. One American interpretation is “a clever and coy woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Wili is a variant of Wiley. Interpretations include “of the willows” (English) and “one who is crafty; from the meadow by the water” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. Wili is a variant of Wylie. One American interpretation is “a clever and coy woman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Wili is a variant of Wiley. An origin associated with Wiley is English. Wili is a variant of Wylie. An origin associated with Wylie is American.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Welsh usage, Wili is a diminutive of WIL.

Wili’s family of names

In Welsh usage, Wili is a diminutive of WIL. In Welsh usage, Wili was borrowed from the English form Willy. In Welsh usage, Wili has a conventional naming counterpart in the English form Willy.

Walk Wili’s family in the name graph

WiliWylieWileyWilWilly

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Wili, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Witli

“from the white meadow”

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Wytli

“from the white meadow”

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Hwitely

“from the white meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Warli

“from the meadow near the weir”

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Woodli

“from the wooded meadow”

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Westli

“from the western meadow”

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Whytli

“from the white meadow”

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Wyklie

“from the village meadow”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Wili’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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