| [ 2 syll. wi-(l)low, wil-l-ow ] The girl name Willow is pronounced WIHLOW KEY. Willow's origin and use are both in the English language. Derived from willow ; welig which means 'willow'. The first name is a recent invention, from the name of the tree with slender and pliant branches, which is of the Old English 'welig'. Willow is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.036% of baby girls were named Willow. It had a ranking of #430 then. Out of all girl names in its family, Willow was the most commonly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Willow include the English names Willa and Willie. KEY: Pronunciation for Willow: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"
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