Willow?

[AnAngelWithin]

a name we stumbled across last night and we both really really like it. I know ultimately, it is up to us but just wondered what people thought of it as a girls name? DH says its a very pretty name. We wanted something unusual but nothing 'out there' strange!! And what sort of middle name to go with it?

really depends on your surname re a middle name but i think willow is pretty

My friend has just had a Willow Rose and she is scrummy.....

Lovely name. I can't use it, as my mum has a cat called Willow! Thanks mum!

I posted a thread on this a few weeks ago, I really want Willow Rose for dd (due march) but Dp doesn't like it.

Very pretty, very girly.

there is a willow at dd's school, twins called willow and fearn, lovely names.

unfortunately, we could never use it as our cat is called willow. when we got the cat we were told it was a girl, chose the name willow, turns out he wasn't a girl, and was in fact a boy, so we shorten it to will.

I think it's lovely ........ so long as you can guarantee she will always be thin and willowy

As Paisleyleaf wisely says - if there's a chance she might be a little chunky don't use it. A tubby Willow makes me smile.

thank you. dd2 has got a fixation with the name daisy but i dont think it goes very well with willow lol

My dd is Willow Rose, I didn't think the two names were such a popular combo as we chose Rose because of a family connection.

My Willow is tall and slim at the moment but I hadn't really thought about her name in relation to her build

Anyway, needless to say, it is a beautiful name, dd is the only one in her large primary school and people constantly comment on what a lovely name it is.

I love the name Willow (though dh doesn't). Isn't there a character in Buffy called Willow?

I like it, but agree if she's likely to be short and wide it's probably not a great idea.

It's a really pretty name although seems to be increasing in use round here (SE London).

I know of two - one school age, one fairly new. I think it's pretty, but it does make me think of N London Bohemian right on parents (probably very unfairly!).

I personally wouldn't have taken the risk in case my child wasn't stick thin - which is the same reason that Grace only got a fleeting thought - I was not terribly graceful as a child and it would have been excruciating to be the klutzy Grace in the class!!!

But if you like it, does it matter what we all think anyway

I think it is quite pretty.

I am gonna call mine Willow if a girl. Not likely to be thin, but will be tall.

Panicmode thats exactly what I was going to say . There was a Willow at school and the poor girl was rather dumpy and people would laugh about her behind her back. Vowed never to burden any daughter of mine with a virtue type name - Grace is another good example so baffled by its popularity.

it was nice, but then buffy ruined it so it became the C word.

i wouldn't worry too much about not being thin or tall though because willow is the tree, and willowY is tall and thin right?

We have Willow on our shortlist along with Angelica and Rosmary.

If Willow is fake bohemian what's 'real' bohemian? Honestly interested.

Dulcie?!