Willa
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Willa
Where it comes from
Derived from Wilhelmina and recoined in the 19th century in America based on the male given names Will and William.
proper noun
- A female given name from the Germanic languages. Even though Miss Cather's father clearly wrote that Willa was named after our "little sister", Miss Lewis' text reads: "They named Willa after ... William Lee Boak, who was killed in the Civil War".
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title = {Willa},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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