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♀ Willy (girl)
What does Willy mean?
Willy 
as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Willy) is of Old German origin, and the name Willy means "determined protector". Willy is a version of Wilhelmina (Old German).
STARTS WITH Wil-
ASSOCIATED WITH determined, protector (defender)
Variations
VARIANT Willie▼
RELATIONS VIA WILHELMINA Billa, Billee, Billey, Billie▼, Billy▼, Minny, Vilma, Wileen, Willa▲, Willeen, Willene, Wilma▼, Wilna, Wylma
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Wily, ..
(male) Wilby, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Willy Lilah (W.L.), ..
How popular is Willy?
Willy is an unusual first name for women but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#24807 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Billie (#1471 FROM RECENT DATA), Billy, Vilma, Wilhelmina (#1670), Willa (#384), Willene, Willie, Wilma, Wilna and Wylma are the prominent alternative forms of Willy (NOT RANKED) ranked in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Willy was at its peak a century ago (AVERAGE #739) and is now much lower (#1752, 92.7% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Wilhelmina becoming less fashionable. Billie is a perennial favorite, although Willa seems to be gaining popularity too. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Willy is alike in pronunciation to Aila▲, Ailee, Ailey, Aili, Ailie, Ailli, Aillie, Aley, Alla, Alley, Alli▼, Ally▼, Eila, Eilah, Eiley, Eily, Elli, Elly, Illa, Olla, Ulli, Wallie, Wally, Yolley and Yulla. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bailly, Cally, Cilly, Colly, Delly, Dolly▼, Emilly, Gilly, Hally, Hilly, Holly▼, Jilly, Jully, Kally, Kelly▼, Lally, Lilly, Lily▲, Lolly, Mally, Melly, Milly, Molly, Nelly, Philly, Polly▼, Reilly▼, Sally▼, Tally, Tilly, Tully, Vally, Wallys (see Wallis), Wilda▼, Willda, Willma, Windy▼ and Winny. These names tend to be more commonly used than Willy.
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