Vilje: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Vilje – Meaning: will or desire – Origin: Norwegian – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: VIL-yeh


Vilje is a Norwegian unisex name meaning “will or desire”. It appears in our list of 200+ Scandinavian Baby Boy Names That Are Cool and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Vilje

Meaning: Will or desire.

Origin: Norwegian.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Vilje

Phonetic: VIL-yeh

Popularity of Vilje

Vilje doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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