Willa?

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What do you think of this girls name?
Willow was one of my favourite names but it's getting too common where I live.
I heard Willa for the first time from my MIL - It's a big bonus that she likes it.
It has a totally different vibe to Willow, I know. But I liked it instantly.

What do you think?

I don’t like it at all.

I really dislike it, sorry. As others have said, it sounds like a lazy pronunciation of Willow (which is a lovely name).

Awful

No

I love it. I taught one a few years ago she had a big sister Ruby.
I also like Nella which has a similar feel.

There's a name ripe for piss taking at school. Sorry it's awful.

It sounds like 'willy' in some regional accents.

Not keen. It reminds me of someone I know who decided to call their child Milla.
It sounds very chavvy when said aloud in my opinion.

I hate to say that I don't like it, but perhaps because I'm Northern so to me it sounds like someone is just dropping the end of 'willow' in the same way can pronounce window as 'winda'.

I love it. But I think silly little boys at school might have a field day with it.

Nooo she'll be called Willy at school

Prefer Willow.

My fave girls name but DP said no. I can’t see why it is any more prone to piss taking than William which is really common.

I love Willa Cather and that’s the first thing that came to mind.

Second thing was willy. Sorry.

Lovely name. It was on my list for both our dds, but my OH preferred more classic names so I lost out. I like Willow too.

It’s no more like willy than William or Will, and that doesn’t put people off.

Reminds me of the drag queen from Ru Paul's Drag Race- which is no necessarily a bad thing!

Willa or won'ta?

It seems to be one that divides the audience! I'm in the hate camp I'm afraid. It's just ugly.

I’m not keen, I do like Willow though.
Winnie is lovely too! Similar feel.

Seriously awful, for all the reasons stated above.

Just no....

Prefer Willow.

I know a Willa - it really suits her. She’s very cool. She’s also a 29 year old, very confident professional woman, who has never once complained that she was bullied as a child about her name. So if she was, it hasn’t affected her.

I also know a Willow, who doesn’t suit her name so much, but she’s still little so might grow into it... and a young guy in his 20s who is William but goes by Willy and has since he was a little boy.
Again, he doesn’t seem traumatised. Could choose to go by William if he wanted and doesn’t, so...

I think if you like the name, go for it.

Sorry - really don't like it.

I don't like it at all.