Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings English : Of the willowsTeutonic : Valiant protectorOld English : Enchanting Boy name variations William Wil Will Willem Wilhelm Wilmos Wilmot Wilson Williams Williamson Wills Willie Willy Wyley Wilkie Willkie Wilkes Wylkes Willis Wilton Wilmer Wilmar Winton Willard Wilford Guillaume Guillermo Vilhelm Vilem Viliam Vasili Vasily Uilleam Uilliam Wylie How Popular Is The Name Wiley Family name origins & meanings Northern Irish and Scottish : variant of Wylie.Possibly also English, a habitational name from Wylye in Wiltshire, named for the Wylye river (see Wilton).English : possibly a variant of Willey.