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What does Willa mean?
Willa 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced WIL-ah. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Willa is "determined protector". Feminine of William. Also form of Billie. Also form of Wilhelmina.
SEE ALSO Twyla
STARTS WITH Wil-
ASSOCIATED WITH determined, protector (defender)
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Wila, ..
(male) Willad, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Willa Sterling (W.S.), ..
How popular is Willa?
Willa is a very prominent first name for women (#688 out of 4276, Top 16%) and a slightly less prominent surname for both adults and children (#131366 out of 150436, Top 87%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Willa reached its top position of #293 in the U.S. in the 1930s, and is currently at #384. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Willa (#384 FROM RECENT DATA) appearing in the Top 2000 are Billie (#1471), Twyla, Wilhelmina (#1670) and William. These forms of Willa were at the peak of their popularity 88 years ago (AVERAGE #466) and have become significantly less common since (#1505, ▼78.4%), with forms like Billie becoming less trendy. Willa is the most fashionable name for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Willa▲ is alike in pronunciation to Aila▲, Ailee, Ailey, Ailie, Ala, Alea, Alia▲, Alli▼, Alya, Ayla▲, Eilah, Eily, Ellia, Elly, Eula▼, Huella, Ila▼, Illia, Olla, Ula, Ulla, Wally, Willie▼, Willow▲ and Yula. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bella▲, Billa, Calla, Cilla, Csilla, Dalla, Della▼, Diella, Dila, Dilla, Fiala, Fila, Galla, Gila, Giula, Hella, Kalla, Lalla, Lila▲, Lilla▼, Lolla, Mella, Mila▲, Milla, Mirla, Neilla, Nella, Pella, Quilla, Rilla▼, Shilla, Simla, Tulla, Twilla, Valla, Walda, Wallda, Welda, Wellda, Wilda▼, Willda, Willma, Wilma▼, Wilna, Wilona, Wina, Winola, Wylma, Zila and Zilla. These names tend to be less frequently used than Willa.
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