What does Willa mean?

Willa means "continuation, unbroken"

How do we pronounce Willa?

Willa \wi-(l)la, wil-la\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Willa is pronounced as WIHL-aa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Willa: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Willa?

Willa's language of origin is Germanic and Arabic. It is used predominantly in English and German. From Arabic roots, its meaning is 'continuation, unbroken succession'. In addition, Willa is an English contracted form of nicknames for Wilhelmina (Dutch, English, German, and Polish).

Variation transcriptions of Willa comprise name Wilah and Wylla meaning of name. Willa is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still a somewhat popular baby girl name, but not to the degree it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1932 with 0.047% of baby girls being named Willa. It had a ranking of #273 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and it is used only on a very modest scale in recent times. In 2010, it ranked at #968 with a usage of 0.013%, but it was nevertheless the most frequently used among all girl names in its family.

A famous person named Willa is Author, Willa Cather, born 7 December 1873 - 24 April 1947, Black Creek Valley, Virginia.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Willa:

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The baby name Willa fun facts:

The name Willa in reverse order is "Alliw".

The numerological value of the name Willa is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Willa?

Willa is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.02%
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20110.01%
20100.02%
20090.01%
20080.01%
20070.01%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames