Willow? Too hippy?

[BubblesomeBella]

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

[ArcticFox]

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.

[BubblesomeBella]

Yes good point Artic, hadn't considered that

[hippipotamiHasLost80lbs]

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

[GladioliBuckets]

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

[MammyG]

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!

[ProfYaffle]

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

[lifeas3plus1]

Love It.

[Baysmum]

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

[Heated]

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.

[pointysayhiphip]

yeah, too hippy

[CinderellaRach]

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

[GladioliBuckets]

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

[mamasmissionimpossible]

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.

[MammyG]

ProfYaffle am irish so was prob just accent here.

Do think its a lovely name still tho

[SkaterGrrrrl]

Like it.

[passionberry]

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

[birdofthenorth]

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

[paisleyleaf]

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

[Lotkinsgonecurly]

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.

[rubbishname]

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.

[UnrequitedSkink]

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

[MrsToffeeCrisp]

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

[BessieBoots]

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

[weegiemum]

A suggestion:

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

Mean Willow!