Willow

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Absolutely beautiful. Go for it!

I like it but dont think DP would.

How would you shorten it though?

Not sure how I would shorten it, would I need to have a shortened version?
I haven't mentioned this one to dp yet he really wants sophie but I want somthing just a little different.

will - shortened surely. you don't get a choice over how it's shortned remember - their friends do it.

i think its fine - but i think its a '90's' name

is it a boy's name?

No a girls name

I love it; why would you want to shorten it?

A friend has a gorgeous 18 month old Willow. DS is 8 and when friend's DD was born he didn't get the name Willow at all and kept accidentally calling her Wally!

I like it!

Just mentioned it to DP and he say thats not a name its a tree why not call her oak or birch......

I better start working on him!

My dd1 is Willow, it doesn't get shortened by anyone so far as I'm aware.

I know a male Willow.

The fact that my mum has a cat called Willow has not put me off this name - it's beautiful.

I would only use it if you, DH and all your blood relatives are slender and, well, willowy. There was a Willow at school who was rather dumpy and people did snigger. Feel the same about the ever popular name Grace, heck of a gamble that the child will be graceful, if not the poor thing will be laughed at. I personally wouldnt want to set a child up for that.

We came so close to naming our daughter Willow but then my husband picked the name Freya and we chose that instead. I love both names and would have been happy with either. Go for it!

I really like it. It has "graceful" connotations

Yes but what if the child is not graceful?

Good point . Didn't read your post above Kerala !

What if you name your DD Joy and they were a misery-guts ?

i love it, and it was a close second to our first choice Raine if our ds was a dd.

Well, my Dd is Willow and one of her other names is Grace and it suits her very well as she's tall and willowy and not at all clumsy at 2.10yo. She even has curly hair

However! even I accidentally call her Willy as did her late Grand mother, which is not at all nice, so think carefully about it.

I called her Willy the other day and she said in a most indignant tone ' I'm NOT a willy!'

I wouldnt name my dd Joy for that reason. Such a risk! What if she turned out to be a goth?

Love it

My friend has just named her newborn Willow. Lovely name.

Do worry about the shortening to Willy though.

I think it's gorgeous. Really.

Shorten to Will, Wills or Willa, not Willy!!