Willa
proper nounattested in dialogue
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
proper noun
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A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Even though Miss Cather's father clearly wrote that Willa was named after our "little sister", Miss Lewis' text reads: "They named Willa after ... William Lee Boak, who was killed in the Civil War".
Etymology
Derived from Wilhelmina and recoined in the 19th century in America based on the male given names Will and William.
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Willa · A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Willard · A surname originating as a patronymic.William · radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.Williams · A surname.