Baby Girl #2

mommyshark13

We are expecting our second girl and of course only had decided on a boy's name. We want to use Willa to honor FIL who passed away (FN was William). I think I prefer it as a MN but it doesn't seem to flow with anything I come up with so it will likely be a FN.

Other names I like:
Savannah
Isabelle
Adelaide
Charlotte 

For reference DS is Phillip and DD is Gemma. Any input is appreciated

mb0112

Willa goes better with the siblings than any of the others on your list. I also like Adelaide and Charlotte but don’t like those popularity.

If you don’t love Willa as a first name I think you should keep looking and use it as a middle. Flow doesn’t even matter much if it’s a special name to you. 

Suggesting

Grace Willa
Sophie Willa
Lucy Willa
Simone Willa
Bridget Willa
Phoebe Willa
Laurel Willa
Ruby Willa
Alice Willa

nerdtoyourmother

You could pair Willa with an 'iambic' name in either spot to help with flow. It gets you away from the choppiness of two 2-syllable names. 

Willa Nicole
Willa Suzanne
Willa Kathleen
Camille Willa
Celeste Willa

Or a longer name...

Elizabeth Willa
Margaret Willa
Genevieve Willa

mamabearcj

What about lengthening it to wilhelmina?? Willa sounds incomplete to me personally but I like the sentiment behind it. 

mommyshark13

@mamabearcj Wilhelmina just seems like a pretentious mouthful to me. I prefer shorter names. Thank you for your input!

coastalmomma2

Willa Rose was a contender for us with DD1. 

magsugar13

Love Willa as first name

captainanna

I love the name Willa, it just seems so whimsical and sweet to me. It is a great tribute to the baby girl's late grandpa.

 If you pair it with a middle name you love (Willa Rose as a previous commenter suggested is lovely, Willa Grace, etc) that might help.

However, if you just don't feel like it should be a first name and vastly prefer it as a middle name, keep in mind that your husband and family might end up calling the baby by first and middle name a lot. First names and middle names sounding nice and flowing well is important, but if you end up with a baby (intentionally or unintentionally) with basically two first names (like Anna-Marie or Mary-Kate, etc) flow and sound is even more important.

Savannah Willa sounds off. Isabelle Willa does too. Adelaide Willa is okay (I think?). Charlotte (a name I adore and thought of for my first baby) Willa is okay too. 

Willow or another William-esque/inspired girl name might be more to your liking.  

mommyshark13

@captainanna Thank you and yes I totally agree with what you are saying about flow. And I use our kids' middle names a lot (when they are in trouble for instance lol) so flow is important. 

We have been talking about it a lot and have decided on Charlotte Willa or Willa Charlotte. I personally think the latter sounds a bit better but DH favors the former.

maple1422

I like Savannah
also Dayna and Abigail/Abby

rachelhaydenberk1

I like Willow the best out of all the girl options. This is random but Salice means Willow in Italian which pairs well with Gemma! I know it obviously sounds nothing like William but we used that as our basis for getting to it right! I think its stunning.

Savannah Salice 
Isabelle Willow or Isabelle Salice
Adelaide Willa - Willa actually works well here
Charlotte Salice 

I think these sound nice!!

mommyshark13

Thanks everyone! I'm 99% sure we are going with Willa Charlotte 😁

captainanna

Willa Charlotte is lovely! Congrats