Wilbrord Name Meaning

The name Wilbrord is of Old English origin and it means "wilful; bright". It's a combination of two elements: "wil" - will, desire and "beorht" - bright.

One notable figure with this name was Saint Wilbrord, an English missionary saint, known as the "Apostle to the Frisians" in the Netherlands. He became a Bishop in the old Roman capital of Utrecht and worked extensively in Netherlands and Luxembourg during the 7th-8th century.