I’ve had [name]Willow[/name] on my list before and I like the idea of just Lo, or [name]Lolo[/name] as a nickname. But like you, it wouldn’t really be an everyday nn, just an every once in a while endearment or something faster to say than the full [name]Willow[/name] (not that [name]Willow[/name] takes long to say :)). I think [name]Lola[/name] is great. But yes, [name]Will[/name] might come out on accident sometimes just because it’s the first syllable of her name… But only from you. I don’t think other people would naturally call a little girl [name]Will[/name]. Still, I don’t think it’s a problem at all!
[name]Rowan[/name] (nn [name]Ro[/name]) and [name]Willow[/name] (nn Lo) is a sweet sibset. [name]Both[/name] trees, both contain “ow”, and rhyming NNs without being rhyming names. I like it. Also like [name]Willa[/name] as a NN, but that might be too close to her dad’s [name]Will[/name].
Personally, I think it’s a great idea! I love [name]Willow[/name] and I think daddy being named [name]William[/name] is an added bonus. I like seeing girls being named for their fathers.
I like [name]Lola[/name] as a nickname, I think it works fine - I like it as a nickname for [name]Penelope[/name] and I’m sure that makes less sense lol. I mean, if YOU call her [name]Lola[/name],people may still call her [name]Will[/name] on occasion, but she will likely pipe up with “My name is [name]Lola[/name]” or “My name is [name]Willow[/name]”, people will catch on.
I like it, but I think I would try to avoid shortening her name to [name]Will[/name]…
I don’t think it’s too close at all; it’s different. [name]Even[/name] if it is close, I know a few people who have named girls after the father intentionally (a friend named [name]Daniel[/name] who named his daughter [name]Danielle[/name]; he’s called [name]Dan[/name] or [name]Danny[/name] and she’s called [name]Danielle[/name] or [name]Dani[/name]).
I don’t think it’s weird. [name]William[/name] and [name]Willow[/name] are two completely different names, so I wouldn’t automatically think that you were trying to honor your husband by naming your daughter [name]Willow[/name].
As for the nickname thing, I don’t think it’s a problem to have one child with a nickname and one without. I’ve always gone by a nickname while my brother doesn’t have one. It was never an issue. As for using Lo or [name]Lola[/name] instead of [name]Will[/name], I would just name her [name]Willow[/name] and see what develops naturally after that. If [name]Lola[/name] sticks the great, if she ends up getting called by her full name all the time, then that works too.
I would assume honoring if I just met them, but is that a bad thing necessarily? Would it bother you if someone thought you named her after him? All in all, I think it’s fine.
I actually only ever met a boy [name]Will[/name], never a girl, so I think it would be odd to shorten her name to [name]Will[/name], since [name]Will[/name] seems masculine to me. There’s even a show called [name]Will[/name] and [name]Grace[/name] and the guy’s name is [name]Will[/name].
No, it’s not necessarily a bad thing but I don’t want [name]Rowan[/name] to feel left out since she isn’t named to honor anyone. Wouldn’t that be sort of unfair to name one daughter after her Dad and the other daughter doesn’t have a namesake? And I think it is a natural thing to shorten a name that starts with [name]Wil[/name]- to [name]Will[/name], I knew a woman named [name]Wilhelmina[/name] awhile back and everyone called her [name]Will[/name].
I wouldn’t use it but that’s just me. It’s too close for my taste even though I know they are two different names. [name]Willow[/name] could be a middle name? Good luck!
I wouldn’t think [name]Willow[/name] was named after [name]William[/name]. I think the connection to [name]Rowan[/name] is much stronger with the tree theme and the repeating o and w’s.
I actually really think [name]Willow[/name] would work well for you. It might be a little more solidly in a non-unisex camp than say [name]Asher[/name] and some of your other choices, but I think it feels kinda perfect. Like a natural and logical progression from [name]Rowan[/name].
(Sorry if there are typos. I blame the iPhone).
That’s not totally true… [name]Wilhelmina[/name] is more commonly shortened to [name]Mina[/name]. It’s more so for male names like [name]William[/name] and [name]Wilhelm[/name]. I guess I wouldn’t do it then if you plan on shortening it since then it would confuse them as to which [name]Will[/name] you are talking to. Or maybe go with the nickname [name]Willa[/name] instead.
There are plenty of long names that aren’t shortened, it’s just if you choose to. I mean [name]Rowan[/name] could be shortened to [name]Ro[/name]/[name]Roe[/name]/Row if she wanted to later on.
As for the namesake thing. It doesn’t really matter. A lot of people only honor with one name. I have a friend whose eldest brother is [name]Harrison[/name] the 5th. The others aren’t named after anyone. So I don’t think it’s a big deal unless you choose to make it a big deal. Your intention isn’t to name her after her father, so I think it’s different. [name]Even[/name] so, many people still tend to name one of their kids a “junior” while the others aren’t named after anyone.
I love the name [name]Willow[/name]! Sons are always being named after their fathers, so why not a daughter!? I see the nn as a problem…but I know someone named [name]Willow[/name] who goes by [name]Willa[/name] as a nn, does that make is more useable for you?
I think though since [name]Rowan[/name] was first born she got the very favorite. And [name]Willow[/name], being another tree, would kind of be after her sister too. So I think there’s plenty to make little [name]Rowan[/name] feel included even if [name]Willow[/name]'s name is closer to dad’s.
I do really like the tree connection. I wish I could find another tree name I like as much as [name]Willow[/name]. But I also love the ability to use [name]Lola[/name] as a nickname since I love it so much.
I really like the name [name]Willow[/name]. I would probably think she was named after her dad, if I heard/saw both names. I can see one child feeling left out but she would have the tree connection to her sister. If you feel like you need a nn, I like [name]Willa[/name] or [name]Lolo[/name].
You could also use [name]Willie[/name] as a nickname. That was the nickname for [name]Vanessa[/name] [name]Williams[/name]'s “Ugly Better” character, [name]Wilhelmina[/name].
If I did use a nickname, it would probably be [name]Lola[/name] or just Lo. My husband’s family calls him [name]Willy[/name] or [name]Billy[/name], he hates it.
I think it’s a great way to honor her dad’s name! It would be like a “[name]Will[/name] [name]Jr[/name]” idea but [name]Willow[/name] for a girl. Very nice 
I think it would be fine. But I’d probably call her [name]Willa[/name] or a completely different sounding nickname to help.
You’d probably find that a daughter would love the link to her dad - particularly if she’s a daddy’s girl