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Willard Surname Origin
One who has a determined disposition, from will, choice, command, and ard, the Teutonic of art, strength, nature, disposition.
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Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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'There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.' --Helen Keller