![]() Willow has climbed the charts since then, and reached spot 48 in 2020. (Interestingly, that's a year after the character Willow Rosenberg was introduced on the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.) In the U.S., Willow first made its debut on the Social Security Administration's list of the top 1,000 girls' names in 1998. But the willow is also very useful, and ancient people used willow branches to build shelter and chewed willow twigs to relieve pain. It's a symbol of false love and despair in Shakespeare's Othello, and the tree became associated with forsaken lovers in the 17th century – they wore crowns of willow branches. The willow tree has a rich history of symbolism, although it hasn't always been positive. They're also strong, and they grow easily in cold and temperate regions. Willow trees are known for their slender, flexible branches that bend rather than break. The willow tree is associated with elegance and grace, inspiring the word willowy – which means tall, slim, and lithe. Willow most likely emerged as a first name in England in the late 19th century, when botany-inspired names like Rose, Flora, and Hazel became incredibly popular. The name may have started as a surname referring to someone who lived in an area rich with willow trees. It likely dates back to ancient Britain, before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Willow is a name that means "willow tree" and comes from the Old English word welig, which means willow.
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