[name]Willow[/name] is my favourite girls name of all time, it’s strong, elegant, feminine & peaceful. Unusual but not odd and with plenty of scope for cute nicknames…
But, it’s a total no go with our surname which shares the same first four letters as [name]Willow[/name].
So, having shelved [name]Willow[/name] with the previous 3 kids, we’re expecting a late summer baby and I’m back to being stuck for names! Give me ideas lovely ladies of names similar in feel to [name]Willow[/name], we live in [name]London[/name] if geography influences your suggestions and current children are named [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]James[/name] & [name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Ray[/name] (middle names are all in honour of family members rather than being names I loved, although I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Ray[/name])
I really love your children’s names. [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]James[/name] and [name]Nathaniel[/name] are all on/have been on my lists in different spots!
To me [name]Willow[/name] has a completely different feel than [name]Madeleine[/name], so it is kind of hard for me to combine what you love about [name]Willow[/name] into something that goes along well with [name]Madeleine[/name] and brothers. The first one that came to my mind was actually [name]Elise[/name]. I think it is feminine, strong and peaceful, simple,elegant, classy… [name]How[/name] do you feel about [name]Elise[/name]?
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Tamara[/name]
[name]Samara[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] (with nns [name]Poppy[/name], [name]Pippa[/name], [name]Lola[/name], [name]Penny[/name], etc.)
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Yasmin[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Thais[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Una[/name]
[name]Fiora[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Verona[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Amara[/name]
[name]Amaya[/name]
[name]Willow[/name] is very beautiful, but it may become a bit to popular in future years. Here are my suggestions:
[name]Laurel[/name] – A sturdy type of tree, has the same charm and elegance as [name]Willow[/name]. [name]Laurie[/name] could be a nickname.
[name]Fern[/name] or [name]Fawn[/name] – A pair of soft, sweet nature names. Either one is nice and could even be used for twins.
[name]Rosemary[/name] – An herb name, a good alternative to [name]Rose[/name] or the returning [name]Mary[/name].
[name]Lilac[/name] – A bush plant that produces a beautiful flower and fragrance.
[name]Spring[/name] – A season name, very underrated in my opinion.
[name]Briar[/name] – Often associated with the fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty” and “[name]Briar[/name] [name]Rose[/name]”
[name]Marigold[/name] – A bright flower name
[name]Azalea[/name] – A new flower name that has been blossoming lately
[name]Saffron[/name] – A spice name, a very valuable ingredient.
[name]Clover[/name] – An up and coming nature name, very short and pretty.
[name]Marguerite[/name] – French for “[name]Daisy[/name]”, a nice alternative.
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Elowen[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Sienna[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
I really like the suggestion of [name]Penelope[/name] nn [name]Pippa[/name] or [name]Poppy[/name]!
Other suggestions:
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] - I actually know twins named [name]Madeline[/name] ( I much prefer your spelling, though) [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Claire[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
Maybe if you had an idea of what mn’s you liked I could come up with more. 