Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

willa

/wˈɪlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: willa
IPA: /wˈɪlə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Example Sentences

"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"."

Etymology

Derived from Wilhelmina and recoined in the 19th century in America based on the male given names Will and William.

Rhymes With

villa manila vanilla gorilla guerrilla godzilla camilla sevilla priscilla padilla guerilla attila

Questions

How do you pronounce willa?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪlə/.
What does willa mean?: A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Where does willa come from?: Derived from Wilhelmina and recoined in the 19th century in America based on the male given names Will and William.

How to pronounce willa

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