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Willow or Zoe?

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WaitingRoom17 · 10/10/2017 20:58

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iamghosted · 11/10/2017 16:51

I love them both, but Zoe is less likely to date.

DiegoMadonna · 11/10/2017 16:46

The only Willow I've ever known is about 29 now.

AmethystMoon · 11/10/2017 14:38

Willow. Beautiful name IMO. I get the association with thinness but my first thought is of a beautiful tree growing by running water.

imjessie · 11/10/2017 14:38

I have a teen Willow ( I like to think I started a trend 😂) .. I still love it and people still comment on how pretty it is . She is very willowy though which is handy . Zoe is meh to me .. each to their own though .

upperlimit · 11/10/2017 14:33

Willow unless the Surname is also a noun, particularly Carpenter or Plant.

Marcipex · 11/10/2017 14:29

What is an open name?

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 11/10/2017 12:41

Zoe Willow.

PandorasXbox · 11/10/2017 10:25

Willow.

Zoe is very dated imo.

Marcipex · 11/10/2017 10:18

Zoe.

Caulkheadupnorf · 11/10/2017 10:10

Zoë definitely.

Willow works well for an under 5.

mum2be2boys · 11/10/2017 10:04

Another vote for Zoe, it's a lovely name! :-)

TonicAndTonic · 11/10/2017 08:29

Zoe is lovely - I'd use it if it hadn't been used in my family already.

Tbh all the Willows that I know are cats!

MiriAmmerman · 11/10/2017 08:26

Zoë. Absolutely lovely. Have never been keen on Willow, and it’s more ‘now’. I think it will date more than Zoë. (For instance, I know a Zoë in her 40s, one in her 20s, and one who will be 2 in November. I know a much larger number of Willows, but they are all under 8).

17caterpillars1mouse · 11/10/2017 08:00

Zoe though I prefer the spelling Zoey

Jooni · 11/10/2017 02:21

Both lovely, I agree Zoe is more timeless and would suit a wider range of people, so I vote that. Willow is beautiful though.

Pemba · 11/10/2017 01:24

Zoe

DiegoMadonna · 10/10/2017 23:34

Willow. Great name. Zoe is boring (imo)

CruCru · 10/10/2017 23:31

Definitely Zoe. Would you spell it Zoe or Zoë?

I think Zoe / Zoë would pigeonhole the child a lot less.

SuperBeagle · 10/10/2017 21:45

Zoe by a million miles.

Not a fan of Willow at all.

Sophronia · 10/10/2017 21:44

Zoe

CPtart · 10/10/2017 21:43

Zoe.

OyyVeyy · 10/10/2017 21:38

Zoe.

bringonyourwreckingball · 10/10/2017 21:38

I have a Zoe and think it's a great name. Still fairly unusual but not weird, everyone can spell it. Willow is lovely but a hostage to fortune if she turns out not terribly ethereal (my Zoe is definitely not a Willow)

Allthecake · 10/10/2017 21:35

Zoe for me. Willow is, as pp have said, very now and also a lot of pressure if she turns out not to be skinny!

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