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Willa

OriginFeminine variation of William
Meaning"resolute protection"
GenderGirl
US Rank#422

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NB Rank#87

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Variation of Billie

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Famous Willas

  • Willa of Tuscany

    Queen consort of Berengar II of Italy

  • Wilella Sibert 'Willa' Cather

    American novelist

  • Willa Joanna Chance Holland

    American actress; stepdaughter of director Brian De Palma

  • Willa Ford (born Amanda Lee Williford)

    American singer

  • Willa Beatrice Brown

    American aviatrix

  • Willa McCord Blake Eslick

    U.S. Congresswoman from Tennessee

  • Willa Fitzgerald

    American actress

  • Willa Holland

    American actress

  • Willa Taylor

    American actress

  • Willa Shalit

    American entrepreneur; daughter of TV personality Gene Shalit

  • Willa Mamet

    daughter of playwright David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse; sister of actress Zosia Mamet

  • Willa Baker (b. 1993)

    daughter of actors Dylan and Becky Ann Baker

  • Willa Hoffman (b. 2008)

    daughter of actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman

  • Willa Sun Pressnall (b. 2009)

    daughter of musicians Derek and Jamie Pressnall of Tilly and the Wall

  • Willa Lou Deary (b. 2011)

    daughter of actress Keri Russell

  • Willa Jean Batson (b. 2013)

    daughter of singer Ferraby Lionheart and Dawn Batson

  • Willa Getzlaf (b. 2014)

    daughter of ice hockey player Ryan Getzlaf

  • Willa Ashford (b. 2015)

    daughter of actor Matthew Ashford

  • Willa Gray Akins (b. 2017)

    daughter of singer Thomas Rhett and Laura Akins

  • Willa Jonas (b. 2020)

    daughter of Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas

Willa in pop culture

  • Willa Burrell

    baby vampire on TV's "True Blood"

  • Willa Jean Kemp

    character in the Ramona Quimby novels by Beverly Cleary

  • Willa Jackson

    main character in "The Peach Keeper" by Sarah Addison Allen

  • Isabella "Willa" Angelo

    character in Ridley Pearson's "Kingdom Keepers"

  • Willa Monday

    character on TV's "The Finder"

  • "Willa's Wild Life

    " animated TV series

  • Willa Thirdman

    character in "Friends and Relations" (1931) by Elizabeth Bowen

  • Willa

    called a "cute name" by Hank Hill of TV's "King of the Hill'

  • Willa

    minor character in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series

  • Willa Fisher Chenowith

    daughter of Nate & Brenda on TV's "Six Feet Under"

  • Willa Penn

    younger sister of Beverly Penn in book/film "Winter's Tale"

  • Willa McPherson

    character on TV's "Dirt"

  • Willa Givens

    Raylan's daughter on TV show "Justified"

  • Willa Warren

    character on TV's "The Family"

  • Willafred (Willa) Havisham

    main character of "The Wedding Planner's Daughter"

  • Willa Earp

    character on TV's "Wynonna Earp"

  • Willa Forsythe

    character in "Shadows over England" romance series

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