| Gender | 🧑 Boy |
| Pronunciation | 📣 \wi(l)-lis\ |
| Number of People | 👶 53,000 |
| Rate in 2021 | 4706 |
| Numerology | 🔢 3 |
| Name origin | 🌍 German |
Upon elaboration, Willis is a traditional English name that signifies 'resolute or determined protector'. It comes from the Germanic elements 'wil', meaning 'will, desire' and 'lís', meaning 'helmet, protection', making it a meaningful and powerful name.
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This is my husbands name and I love it for its spelling uniqueness. It is often mispelled, but a very strong name!
This was my best friend's name when I was a teenager, although she'spelled it with one L. i've never cared for it and I don't know why. Just something about the way It'sounds doesn't appeal to me. I don't know why It's so popular. But It's not nearly as bad as Madison.
Looks a bit like the first name of Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee for whom King Edward VIII gave up the English throne in 1936 after just a few months.
I called my son Willis . He is now 3. People think It's cool.