Wilfried
Meaning of Wilfried
Wilfried is a masculine name with German and French origins. In German, it is pronounced as VIL-freed (/vɪl.friːt/), while in French it is pronounced as weel-FREED (/wi.lfʁid/). The name has variations such as Wilfrid. Although not extremely popular, there have been occurrences of the name in the United States. In 1967, there were 5 newborn boys named Wilfried, ranking at 3967 in popularity. The name has a strong and confident sound to it and may be associated with traits such as determination and leadership.
Pronunciation
German
- Pronunced as VIL-freed (/vɪl.friːt/)
French
- Pronunced as weel-FREED (/wi.lfʁid/)
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Notable People Named Wilfried
| Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha is a professional footballer known for playing as a left winger or forward for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Ivory Coast national team. |
| Wilfried Guemiand Bony is a well-known Ivorian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Bolivian Primera División club Always Ready. |
| Wilfried Martens was a Belgian politician and former prime minister known for overseeing the transformation of Belgium into a federal state and for being a founder of the European People's Party. |
| Wilfried, an Austrian singer-songwriter and actor, represented Austria in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest and was a member of the band Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung. |
| Wilfried Lemke is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, appointed by Ban Ki-moon in 2008. |
| Wilfried Vandaele is a Belgian politician affiliated with the N-VA, serving as a member of the Flemish Parliament and as the mayor of De Haan. |
| Wilfried Paulsen, a German chess master, was the elder brother of Louis Paulsen. |
| Wilfried Moimbé-Tahrat is a French professional footballer who last played as a defender for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer. |
| Wilfried Dietrich was a legendary German heavyweight wrestler who achieved unparalleled success in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, winning multiple Olympic and world championship medals. |
| Wilfried Urbain Elvis Endzanga is a former Congolese footballer known for his time as a striker for Kawkab Marrakech in the GNF 1. |
| Wilfried Louisy-Daniel is a French footballer of Martiniquais descent who currently plays for French club Racing Colombes. |
| Wilfried Emvula is a Namibian politician and diplomat. |
| Wilfried Decoo is a Flemish academic who is a professor at Brigham Young University and the University of Antwerp, known for his contributions to the Mormon blog Times and Seasons. |
| Wilfried Klenk is a German politician (CDU) who served as President of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg from 2015 to 2016. |
| Wilfried Klaus is a German television actor famous for his role as Kriminalhauptkommissar Horst Schickl in SOKO München from 1978 to 2008. |
