Would it be wrong to call dd this?

[SheThinksShesPeople]

Pregnant with dd. The only names dh and I can really agree on are Wren or Willow. I think these are beautiful names but based on genetics she is unlikely to be wrenlike or willowy (think more brick shit house). Should I stear clear or am I over thinking it?

[HolgerDanske]

I like Willow, and there are various meanings of that word so you should be alright

[noddingninja]

Lol. I think Willow is a much better choice than Wren, which I think she would get teased mercilessly for

[DaysAreWhereWeLive]

Mmm I would steer clear of Willow for a potential non-willow I think.

Just like I steered away from Grace for similar reasons.

[DaysAreWhereWeLive]

PS: I really like Wren

[VT82]

Dislike Wren.

Wouldn't use Willow for someone likely to be stocky.

Sorry for the negativity!

[Floggingmolly]

Wren is awful, no matter what your physical appearance.

[LettuceLaughton]

Both are fine!

One of the Jenny names (there are LOADS) Wren as a nn. Renata nn isn't too much of a stretch either.

[PandaNot]

I would steer clear of names which imply any physical attributes. We didn't use Grace or Willow for this reason, even though we loved the names.

[CaptainAnkles]

I wouldn't use either of those for the same reason. Willow is the better choice of the two though. Are you sure there are no other names you could both agree on?

[LettuceLaughton]

That should be:

One of the Jenny names (there are LOADS) with Wren as a nn would work too. Renata nn Wren isn't that much of a stretch either.

[chaletdays]

I could imagine Wren as a nickname, if it happened to suit a child, but not as a given name.

Willow I really don't like.

[thegreylady]

I know girls named Willow and they are both so gorgeous that I have grown to love the name. Less keen on Wren though it sounds a bit hard.

[Penguinotterfoxbadger]

I wouldn't use willow if she was likely to be stocky. (I've discounted it myself for this reason. If dc takes after dp it would be fine, but if she inherits the thighs of her mum and grandma it would be unfortunate).

[mupperoon]

I know a stocky Willow baby - maybe she'll grow into it. It's a lovely name though.

How about Rowan for another tree name? I think of it as much more a woman's name despite Rowan Atkinson. And in Norse mythology it was the tree that the first woman was made from. It sort of combines the sounds of Wren and Willow too...

[FatWalda]

I can see nothing at all beautiful about the word Wren. Cute little bird, but the word is not - it's very close to wrench. Wr- words are not appealing. Wrong, wreck, wrack, wretched etc.

Willow is better, but it's a gamble I wouldn't take. It's your daughter who will suffer embarrassment if it turns out to be unsuitable.

[VirginiaTonic]

Wren isn't good.

Willow is just asking for trouble.

[VirginiaTonic]

If you like nature inspired names go for something like Fern, Bluebell, Linden, Primrose, Skye, Summer, Autumn, Iris, Violet, Amber, Dawn, ???

[Penguinotterfoxbadger]

Or

Robyn, Rowan, Hazel

[susurration]

I know a Rowan and a Hazel

[susurration]

sorry, rest of my post should read:

I know a Rowan and a Hazel and I love both of those names much more than Wren. Willow is pretty but not sure if I like it enough to give to a baby who won't grow up to be 'willowy' in stature.

[ErrolTheDragon]

I don't think people automatically expect a Willow to be 'willowy'. Possibly my view is coloured by first coming across the name in the film Willow, the eponymous hero of which being about as far from 'willowy' as possible and male to boot!

[MitzyLeFrouf]

Willow trees are wide and low to the ground. Doesn't need to be a skinny person's name.

[ErrolTheDragon]

Come to think, in popular culture nowadays the adjective which is most likely to be associated with 'Willow' is 'Whomp'!

[QueenofallIsee]

I hear Willow and I think 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' rather than willowy. Wren is OK, though I would't use it..bit too close to L'Wren Scott and with the wrong surname it would be all sorts of wrong. So Willow gets my vote of the two choices.

[ErrolTheDragon]

Yes, that's the other Willow I think of, and while she was slim she was also short.

It's a nice name, OP. Go for it.