A willow leans over a pond, trailing its long green hair in the water — the tree gives the name its whole aesthetic, all pliancy and quiet strength. In folklore, willow stood for both mourning and resilience, the branch that bends rather than breaks. The name entered American nurseries in earnest in the 2010s, carried on a wave of nature names and a Pixar film or two, and now sits at rank 41. Two syllables, both soft, ending on a vowel that opens rather than closes. Cottagecore in sensibility, unmistakably modern in use. A name that trails rather than announces, and knows how to sway.
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- Ivy
- Hazel
- Silas
- Juniper
- Lily
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