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Meaning of name Willow

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Meaning

The name Willow has the following meaning:

Tree name. "Willow tree". Said to be a 1970's name. Unpopular.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Willow is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 574 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Willow rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 93 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 315 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Willow in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Willow is pronounced as wil-owe

Origins

Willow originates from the English language.
See other suggested English girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Willow and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Willow: Boys - Bascom, Brown, Crawford, Davion, Dorset, Egbert, Hampton, Holden, Isom, Jamarion, Loyal, Maverick, Murl, Newell, Paxton, Ron, Squire, Stanton, Taft, Thurston, Wardell, Girls - Bernetta, Edrie, Faith, Golda, Joanna, Lawanda, Leanne, Patience, Both genders - Elmer

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Willow: Willo, Willone, Willough, Willoughby, Wyllow, Wylona

Style

We think the name Willow should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Willow to be: A melancholic and pensive woman

In one word, you might describe Willow as a(n) "pensive" person.

See other "pensive" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Willow (or its variants) are:

Williow Camille Reign Smith, born on 31 October, a famous actress. Williow Camille Reign Smith's background: An American actress. She is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and younger sister of actors Trey Smith (half-brother) and Jaden Smith. She made her acting debut in I Am Legend alongside her father. Her next film will be Kit Kittredge: An American Girl which is set to be released July 2, 2008.
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