Willy-nilly.

Nolens volens; willing or not. Will-he, nill-he, where nill is negative, and will, just as nolens is nʹ-volens.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Wile away Time (not While)
Wilfrid (St.)
Wilhelm Meister
Will not when They may
William
William L
Willie-Wastle (the child’s game)
Willow
Willow Garland
Willow Pattern
Willy-nilly
Wilmington
Wilt or Welk
Wiltshire
Winchester
Wind Egg
Winds
Windfall
Windmills
Windmill Street
Window. (Norwegian, vindue.)