Wilberforce
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English surname derived from Old English Wilburh + foss "ditch"; Wilburh was a female given name from wil "will" + burh "fortress".
Wilberforce was first used as a given name in honor of abolitionist William Wilberforce and his son Samuel Wilberforce, a popular public speaker and Anglican Bishop.
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William Wilberforce, British statesman, philanthropist, whose campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade and the end of slavery in the British Empire.
Samuel Wilberforce, English bishop and- Wilberforce in song, story & screen: | Edit
"Wilberforce" is the middle name of Bertie Wooster, a fictional character in the novels of P. G. Wodehouse.
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