wilbur name

      Wilbur (name) GudangMovies21 Rebahinxxi LK21

      Wilbur is an English and German masculine given name of Germanic origin as well as a surname. The etymology of the name is disputed, however the most accepted theory is that it is composed of the elements wilþī- (Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz-) "wild", and ebur (Proto-Germanic *eburaz) "boar". Another suggestion is that it derives from German willo (Proto-Germanic *wiljô) "will", "wish", "desire", and burg (Proto-Germanic *burgz) "fortress". Notable people with the name include:


      Surname


      Cornelia B. Wilbur (1908–1992), American psychiatrist
      Crane Wilbur (1886–1973), American writer, actor and director of stage, radio and screen
      Curtis D. Wilbur (1867–1954), US Secretary of the Navy and Chief Justice of California
      George P. Wilbur (1941–2023), actor and stuntman
      Jay Wilbur (1898–1970), British bandleader
      John Wilbur (disambiguation)
      Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875–1949), American doctor, president of Stanford University and United States Secretary of the Interior
      Richard Wilbur (1921–2017), United States Poet Laureate and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
      Richard C. Wilbur (1936–2020), judge of the United States Tax Court
      Sylvia Wilbur (born 1938), British computer scientist
      Todd Wilbur, American cookbook author
      William Wilbur, New York politician
      William H. Wilbur (1888–1979), US Army brigadier general


      Given name


      Wilbur Cave (fl. 1970s–2000s), American politician from South Carolina
      Wilbur Clark (1908–1965), American businessman and owner of hotels and casinos
      Wilbur Cobb (1929–2020), American jazz drummer
      Wilbur J. Cohen (1913–1987), American social scientist and, as a civil servant, one of the key architects of the welfare state
      Wilbur Cooper (1892–1973), Major League Baseball pitcher
      Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948), American educator and Governor of Connecticut
      Wilbur Good (1885–1963), Major League Baseball player
      Wilbur Jackson (born 1951), American collegiate and National Football League running back
      Wilbur MacDonald (1933–2020), Canadian politician
      Wilbur Mills (1909–1992), influential member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
      Wilbur Ross (born 1937), American investor and 39th Secretary of Commerce
      Wilbur Schramm (1907–1987), American journalist and academic sometimes called the "father of communication studies"
      Wilbur Shaw (1902–1954), American racing driver
      Wilbur Smith (1933–2021), South African novelist
      Wilbur Soot (born 1996), English YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and musician
      Wilbur Sweatman (1882–1961), African-American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader and clarinetist
      Wilbur J. Thomas (1920–1947), American combat pilot
      Wilbur Thomas (fl. 1970s), American former basketball player
      Wilbur Ware (1923–1979), American jazz double-bassist
      Wilbur Wood (born 1941), former Major League Baseball pitcher
      Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), one of the two brothers generally credited with inventing the first successful airplane
      Wilbur Young (1949–2014), American football player


      Fictional characters


      Cousin Wilbur, the title character of the 1939 short film Cousin Wilbur
      Wilbur, in the 2002 film Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
      Wilbur, the albatross in the 1990 animated film The Rescuers Down Under
      Wilbur, the checkerboard elephant in the 1994 picture book Elmer and Wilbur
      Wilbur, the grasshopper in the 1939 animated short film Goofy and Wilbur
      Wilbur, the pig in the 1952 children's novel Charlotte's Web and subsequent adaptations
      Wilbur, the title character of the children's television series Wilbur
      Wilbur Force, in the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors
      Wilbur Post, in the television series Mister Ed
      Wilbur Robinson, in the 1990 picture book A Day with Wilbur Robinson and its film adaptation Meet the Robinsons


      See also


      Wilber (given name)
      Wilber (surname)


      References

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: wilbur name

    wilbur name meaningwilbur namewilbur name originwilbur namemcwilbur name meaning hebrewwilbur name bedeutungwilbur name pronunciationwilbur name redditwilbur name etymologywilbur name variations