/wil"euhrd/ , n.
1. Emma (Hart) , 1787-1870, U.S. educator and poet.
2. Frances Elizabeth Caroline , 1839-98, U.S. educator, reformer, and author.
3. Jess , 1883-1968, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1915-19.
4. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning "hardy" and "will."