Willard
Old-fashioned boy's name
Willard is a given name, now somewhat old-fashioned.
It gained brief notoriety from the 1971 horror film about a social outcast who befriends rats, spawning the expression a Willard for someone creepy or isolated.
The name otherwise carries no strong associations: Uncle Willard ran the family hardware store for forty years.
Rodent or informer
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- 1971A calendar year
- rodentGnawing mammal order
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
outcast · lonely · sociopath · infestation · cult classic · remake · pet · swarm
Habitual moderation in behavior
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
activist · educator · women's rights · nineteenth century · social reform · abolitionist · Methodist · Washington DC
Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- maleSperm-producing sex
traditional · formal · old-fashioned · namesake · genealogy · ancestry · lineage · heritage
Beehive State, western region
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- townMid-sized settlement
- municipalityLocal governing district
- communityCollective of connected people
rural · Great Salt Lake · state park · camping · boating · fishing · settlement · geography
rat
Rodent or informer
revenge · outcast · lonely · sociopath · infestation · cult classic · remake · pet · swarm · thriller
temperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
prohibition · activist · educator · women's rights · nineteenth century · social reform · abolitionist · Methodist · Washington DC · landmark
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
male · traditional · formal · old-fashioned · namesake · genealogy · ancestry · lineage · heritage · personal
Utah
Beehive State, western region
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- townMid-sized settlement
- municipalityLocal governing district
community · rural · Great Salt Lake · state park · camping · boating · fishing · settlement · geography · American West