Willow??

[minkersmum]

Willow ?

Any thoughts?

Beginning to get rather frustrated at the lack of agreement over a name for my daughter now 6 days old. Dp and i can't agree at all. Poor wee soul with no name!

Help.

I have a dd with Willow as a middle name and I LOVE it, would almost use it again if I have another dd as first name. go for it, I'd say

Lovely name

I think it's awful, since you asked! Doesn't pass the rock star/prime minister test (she could be a fab rock star as Willow. But Prime Minister?)

And what if she's, erm, less than Willowy? Or very serious? She wouldn't thank you to be Willow.

Names are so rough. But you do have to think that it's something your DD will have forever, and it does 'define' her in some way. Plus it's not just about what YOU like it's what she has to live with and up to.

Sorry, sounds like a cats name to me.

What other names have you got lined up?

its lovely - if I'm lucky enough to have a dd she will be Willow

Frightened to say what other names we are considering as i'm getting desperate and don't really want to be put off any we might be close to choosing. Its been so hard this time.

Have liked Anya,Eve and Elsie and loads more, i love roan/rowen, Blythe, Nora, and we're both liking Olive at the moment. other Daughter is Iris and we've always loved that.
Our kids going to be tall, baby 61cms at birth. Dp 6ft 8 and our older kids already head taller than peers.

Hate anything pretentious, too girly etc, prefer earthy names.

Be gentle... 6 days postnatal..

I love Willow and Elsie.

insywinsy just had a peek at ur pictures and your little boys baby pic looks like our baby! All the dark hair, our baby looks like she's wearing a little wig, she's got the longest sideburns!!

Willow is a fab, gorgeous and cool name.

It was on my shortlist for DD

Oh, and congratulations by the way!!!

congratulations!

willow is beutiful!ds2 was going to be ruby willow but was a man baby!
so now we have a kitten called willow

ooh go for olive i love olive

love olive too(and most others on your list)

...and i have never met another olive which is rare

My god daughter's sister (13months old!) is called Willow and it suits her - can understand some people's reservations - Lke yr other chioces too...Eva, Helena, Mia, Megan, Robyn, Elfrieda, Rachel.....was thinking aloud...xxx

congratulations. afraid I'm not keen on Willow though - it's just too soft and airy fairy. I like Eve, Elsie, Nora, and Olive (a lot - my grandma was Olive)

Not over keen - Iris and Willow together might be a bit ott.

Don;t like it [apologies to all those with kids named Willow, tis just my feeling]. I would find it hard to take anyone seriously who had this name.

Of the names that you like, I think the following combinations sound really nice (just IMO anyway!)

Anya Blythe

Elsie Blythe

Rowan Elsie

Olive Nora

I like it. One of my friends here has a DD called Willow. (Although my DS things it's weird but he is only 7).

Don't like Olive. Always reminds me of On The Buses.

I quite like Willow for a child but not sure about it for an adult but that might just be that I only know little ones called Willow. Out of your list I really love Rowan and it goes quite well with Iris. Not keen on Olive but do like Olivia (I think Olive makes me think of Popeye!)

I quite like it

has anyone mentioned Sarah Palin has a Willow? As well as a Bristol and a Track and a Trig?

I like it, but personally I'd counsel against plant-theming your dds' names (see Daisy and Poppy Oliver). It's just a bit novelty.

Iris is lovely though. Anya/Eve/Elsie would 'go' much better imho

It's a nice name, but too much like a cats name imho

I like your other choices of Anya and Eve. Not so keen on Elsie and Olive.

Iris is lovely.

How about Ceciley or Evie or Bryony or Bethany. If you want a plant/nature name how about Rose. Rose is lovely.... oooh and so is Lavender ....