Willa

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What are people’s thoughts? Is it classic?

@Omashu oh no I’m starting to get a name for myself 🤣🙈

Glad not everyone loves it as much as me as I don’t want it getting too popular. I think if I’d just read the name in a list of names I probably wouldn’t have considered it but I’ve seen it used in everyday life I really love it. It has so many familliar sounds in it (willow, William, Ella) yet is so unusual in its own right.

Oh dear I’m off on one again aren’t I !! 🙈

It makes me wonder where the rest of the name is. As a nickname for Wilhelmina it’s quite nice. I prefer Willow (well I would, it’s my dd’s middle name).

Also, it sounds so similar to Willow (depending on accents, I suppose). She will always be correcting people.

It looks made up to me and yoonique. I know it’s not but it just looks it to me.

Love this name! Our neighbours had twins back in January and names one of them Willa, gorgeous name.

Hope your surname is not Clark(e)

I quite like it. There's a famous country singer who has two daughters called Willa and Ada.

No one says “Willy” about William when that literally has the sound “Willy” within the name!!

Actually they do. I know quite a few Williams who get teased with Willy, mainly at primary school.

Willa doesn't sound similar at all. So I wouldn't worry about that.

So lovely

Don't understand the love on here for Willa, not classic at all, probably the opposite.

I think of it as a classic because it’s a shortening of Wilhelmina

Sounds a bit...Stepford to my ear. 1950s twinset housewife.

Willow is much nicer

Willa? Do you pronounce it how it's read? Never heard of it... not a fan myself but each to their own!

Willa Cather.
Very pretty name.

Is it a name? Willa?

@MissHenty I think it’s sweet! I’m the same way with a few names but they rarely get mentioned on here!

Oh and OP I love the name Willa. I wouldn’t have been so sure if I saw it written first of all but I first heard it when I met a 20 year old Willa last year. She was a lovely, tall, beautiful girl and it really suited her 😍

Absolutely awful. Poor child will be bullied no end.

Be careful of initials

WC

It's the opposite of classic- very 2019/2020 and very trendy! It's a little bit hipster, and also used by parents who like Cora, Nora, Milo, Arlo etc.

I ADORE the name Willa too

@PetraRabbit - I think for a name to be labelled “trendy” it has to “trend”. Willa is still extremely unusual. Less than 50 babies were named “Willa” last year. Its way out of the top 100 names - in fact it isn’t even in the top 800!

On the other hand, 1,715 babies were called Arlo last year (number 36 in the charts). 506 called Milo (number 110 in the charts)

I think it's bloody awful. Seriously bad. It's not remotely classic and sounds like someone saying Willow in a lazy way.

And it does make me think of willy.

I don't like Willa (or Willy or William)!

I like it. Also Etta.

Will a or won’t a.

Yes I know thats not how you say it, but still.

And willy . depending on accents could sound like wella too.

And sorry but Willa Cather just sounds like willy catheter