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Willa

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DitzyDonkey · 01/06/2014 20:30

I love it's simplicity and I think it goes nicely with ds Eli!

What do you think?

I thought we had settled on Flora or Juno but dh has told me he is not sure about these (though we are not eliminating them yet....silently gives dh the evils )

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BlueStarsAtNight · 25/06/2014 23:40

It makes me think of Willa-Jean from the Ramona Quimby books (Ramona's friends little sister?).

Sorry, I don't really like it - it sounds unfinished to me (not that I'm suggesting you add Jean!).

I love Flora, and quite like Juno.

Toadsrevisited · 25/06/2014 20:57

Willa Cather's full name was Wilella by the way (according to Wiki!). I had thought it was short for Wilhelmina - which I love too... Perhaps we should have a list of fab female author names- Emily, Virginia, Edith, Aphra....

Rtfairy · 25/06/2014 20:53

I'm sorry I don't really like it but I do like Willow.

Juno is lovely though.

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 22/06/2014 23:26

I think Willa is so so gorgeous!

MrsPatMustard · 22/06/2014 21:31

It's sweet. Go for it!

LikeCandy · 21/06/2014 20:03

I love it!
It was my number one name - but DH said no :(

Jamie-Lee Curtis' character in the film Fierce Creatures was Willa Weston, there's also a True Blood character I think? I don't know if either of these things put you off it!

chaya5738 · 19/06/2014 22:18

I love Willa and we would have had it as DS's middle name if he had been a girl. I posted a thread on it at the time if you do a search.

I love Willa Cather.

Goingcrazy888 · 13/06/2014 17:46

I have an Eli and I love your boy list, especially Ezra, Jude and Cassius. In fact we had Ezra on our list as well. Willa is nice but I think I prefer Willow. I think a British Willa might have trouble in the playground with "willy" jokes. TBH I'm not sure it goes all that well with Eli when said out loud.

fedupofrainydays · 11/06/2014 23:20

Sorry, really don't like Willa. Agree it sounds like an unfinished question - will ya?

Juno not keen on either - I think if sounds like a boys name / too like junior. And didn't like the film!

Flora best of the bunch but with the margarine might be a few jokes for her there!

DitzyDonkey · 11/06/2014 23:06

kaycat my boys list is.....

Arlo
Ezra
Rex
Asa
Jude
Cassius

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Gileswithachainsaw · 11/06/2014 22:03

No to willa, but love willow

Juno is good too

Flora- margarine (shame cos I do like it)

kaycat · 11/06/2014 21:56

I totally love Willa, Juno and Flora (in that order) and I know one of each (all under 8)!

Struggling for a boy's name at the moment so would love to see what would have been your shortlist, seeing as we have such similar taste.

EverythingsDozy · 04/06/2014 20:28

I liked Juno and my DD is called Flora so obviously I love it!

MollyBdenum · 04/06/2014 20:25

without.

MollyBdenum · 04/06/2014 20:25

Boys are called Will all the time workout people taking the piss.

Minnieisthedevilmouse · 04/06/2014 20:15

Awful.

Imagine at 14 said by lots of school boys "will ya? Bet SHE does!" Snigger snigger

"Will (y)a like fries with that?"

"Will (y)a .... My ....?"

Just how much do you hate a child to give them that?

MollyBdenum · 04/06/2014 20:10

I'm getting the impression from here that anyobe who had heard of Willa Cather thinks that it is a fabulous and cool name and everyone else thinks it's dreadful. It probably falls into the same sort of category as Rumer, so unless a celebrity decides to call their daughter Willa, or a Hollywood adaptation of one of her novels become a box office hit, it's probably going to be disliked by most people, which I think is a shame.

CPtart · 04/06/2014 16:31

I thought of Willy too!! Don't like it, sounds like an abbreviation.

MsGee · 04/06/2014 15:45

I also love it and immediately thought of Willa Cather.

squoosh · 04/06/2014 15:40

Willow is gorgeous though, far more elegant.

squoosh · 04/06/2014 15:38

I think it's really awful.

Sorry.

TimeForAnotherNameChange · 04/06/2014 13:00

I wasn't being PA, I was aiming for tongue-in-cheek with a soupcon of self deprecating humour wrt the marmite issue. Clearly I missed the mark...

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TwllBach · 04/06/2014 12:22

I bloody LOVE Willa! I suggest it on every single name thread I join in on and no one else seems to like it

I definitely think you should use it

MollyBdenum · 04/06/2014 12:17

I like Willa, although that's mostly because of Willa Cather.

BakingBunty · 04/06/2014 12:10

I LOVE it. Was top of our girls list with DC1, but she turned out to be a he!

Now pregnant again, but have since become good friends with a couple who have a Willa. Dammit!

Go for it. I wish I could!

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