What do people think of Willa for a girl?

[honeymoonmum]

My Mum HATES it and says it's really American-I love it - another problem is someone I kno win my village just called her new baby girl Willow-Ahhhhhhhh what are the chances?! I also like Willa-Rose or is that too much like a question e.g. Will a rose .......?

been watching flash forward per chance?!

No never-is there someone called Willa on it?

I know a 6 month old baby called Willa. I had no idea of the origins, but thought it was very sweet when I first heard her name - and still do!

Horrible name - too much like willy

How do you pronounce it?

My first thought was that she'll get called "Willy".

If it's pronounced "Villa", then it's the name of a football team.

Either way, I don't like it. Sorry.

Oh no, please

don't like it, sorry

I used to know someone called Willa, she'd be about 35 by now. It was a NN for Wilhelmina...

As in Willa Cather? (American author)

Her Willa was short for Wilella. I could imagine it as a nn for Wilhelmina as well (ouch).

Otherwise, I suspect people will always hear Willow and you'll spend a lot of time correcting them.

Willa (to rhyme with villa) is how most people would pronounce Willow in my neck of the woods. Just a thought.

Pronounced as in Will - a as in Willa Cather - she would just be Willa not Wilhelmina! Hmmmmm on first glance my Mum is setting a negative trend!

No, sorry, its a strange name, you have to think what other children may change it into later in life..kids can be cruel

"Ahhhhhhhh what are the chances?! "
Can't tell if you're joking or not.

My DD loves that 'Tell Me Something Happy Before I go to Sleep' book. That's got a Willa in it.

I think because Willow has got so popular, to say "Willa" would sound like you were saying Willow in a London accent. Like 'no I neva', 'I'm gonna', 'Oi Willa"

do not like

it doesn't sound complete

Dreadful. Sorry - you did ask.

I was being serious-have not divulged any names so pure chance she called her baby a similar name-true about Willa sounding willow in london . I don't know any Willow's - we live in rural west country so not really heard it apart from celeb land in magazines. Fair point though.

Don't like.

You might get some "Willa or won't ah?" jokes.

But then I live oop north, so am imagining people saying the name in a Yorkshire accent!!

Too much opportunity for kids to tease a Willa, I'm afraid.

Sounds very like Wilma, which I would consider a very 1950s American housewife name.

don't like it

I don't know about the America you are talking about, but in my side of America, a Willa is a bike.

I don't like it.

However, I am now singing Summer Nights from Grease.......

As in Tell me Something Happy - the book about the two rabbits, Willa and her brother Willoughby? (as mentioned I see by paisley)

I think it's sweet for a rabbit but sounds a bit for a girl. Too much like Willow said funny.

For some reason I saw 'Willy'. Put me right off.