Willow? Too hippy?

[BubblesomeBella]

What would be your thoughts if you were to hear a child called Willow?

I like the name per se but problematic if you grow up a bit on the chunky side as people would expect a Willow to be willowy.

Yes good point Artic, hadn't considered that

I love love love the names Willow and Grace. But decided against them for dd because of Arctic's point. As it is dd is now 7 and very tall and well... willowy and Willow or Grace would have suited her. Alas, bit late to change her name now

Guardian-reading middle class parents. Similar lines of Iris, India etc.

Loved the name and def was going to use until I heard others (my mother included) pronounce it willa!! was horrified and decided that was not happening!

My dd1 is Willow. I am northern and working class! Never had anyone pronounce is 'Willa'.

Love It.

I teach a lovely boy called Willow - v arty family!

Used to teach sisters called Willow and Grace, neither really lived up to their names: Willow was more drippy, pale and ill-looking & Grace always had a runny nose, never used a tissue.

Otoh if you are likely to have a lovely fey dd then it would suit very well.

yeah, too hippy

Absolutely love Willow.Beautiful name.Did you post some copletely different names earlier?

Willa's quite nice actually. Or Willem for a boy.

My lovely cat as a child was called willow. I wanted the name for my dd. Dh vetoed it I think it's a beautiful name.

ProfYaffle am irish so was prob just accent here.

Do think its a lovely name still tho

Like it.

I like it but like others have said, I would worry that it wouldn't suit every child.

Love it, but would worry about giving her an eating disorder as she strives to live up to her name!!

I think the same as Arcticfox - they'd have to be willowy throughout their lives to carry it off.

I love it, but what if was my dd would be worried she'd inherit my chunky scarily large thighs. Therefore a career as a ballerina would be out.

My friend's DD is called Willow and she's def not hippyish at all! I had never thought about the tree or the skinny thing to be honest.

It's beautiful, and if you are genetically predisposed to be slender then go for it.

I'm sure it was the name of the Blue Peter cat years ago, so that's what I'd think of.

Gorgeous. But I'm a hippy, so just ignore me

A suggestion:

Seileach or Seallach - both pronounced "shey - lach" (ch - a scottish guttural ch like loch!)

Mean Willow!