# Wilkie

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,286

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

## Etymology
From a Scottish diminutive of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.

## Easily confused with
- **Wylie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-wylie)
- **Willi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-willi)
- **willie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-willie)
- **Willis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-willis)
- **Winnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-winnie)
- **winkle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-winkle)
- **Wilkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-wilkins)
- **wiki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiki-vs-wilkie)
- **wile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wile-vs-wilkie)
- **Wilde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilde-vs-wilkie)
- **Wilkes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wilkie)
- **walkie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walkie-vs-wilkie)

## Common misspellings (8)
`iwlkie`, `wiklie`, `wilike`, `wilkei`, `wilkkie`, `willkie`, `wlikie`, `wwilkie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wilkie