Willa

[ wil-uh ]

/ ˈwɪl ə /

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noun

a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.

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How to use Willa in a sentence

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Here’s where two-year-old finance platform Willa is finding creative freelancers, influencers to target|Kristina Monllos|July 13, 2022|Digiday
Semi-relatedly, I’m choosing to believe that Willa was drinking so hard during the wedding out of sheer exuberance about her engagement.
Where Succession Can Go From Here After the Season 3 Finale|Andrew R. Chow|December 13, 2021|Time
His subsequent attempt to be the next great Broadway mogul also evaporated, as his escort-turned-girlfriend Willa’s play bombed so hard she threw an iPad into the sea.
The Only Succession Recap You Need Before Season 3 Starts|Andrew R. Chow|October 12, 2021|Time
They removed the egg’s nucleus and replaced it with the nucleus from one of Willa’s cells.
The First Endangered American Animal Has Been Cloned|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|February 19, 2021|Singularity Hub

He noted that he had three children—Willa, Tallulah, and Conner.
‘I Think I Kill Pleasure’: Philip Seymour Hoffman Reflects on His Children, and Facing Life and Death|Tim Teeman|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We often joke that Willa was less a name, and more foreshadowing.
My Daughter Is Bossy—But Don’t Call Her That|Sally Kohn|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once when Willa was three, a few months after Christmas, she was eating a piece of candy cane.
My Daughter Is Bossy—But Don’t Call Her That|Sally Kohn|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Willa is a wonderfully smart and funny and perceptive and engaging little kid.
My Daughter Is Bossy—But Don’t Call Her That|Sally Kohn|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fans of the brand, dubbed “Willa Girls,” praise her products on social media outlets.
Meet Willa Doss, The 12-Year-Old Beauty Mogul Behind The Willa Skincare Line|Lizzie Crocker|August 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The sound of the word "willa," even with the initial "w," attracted Miss Arabel's attention.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845|Various
The following morning, Willa and Dan Morrissey went motor shopping.
The Fifth Ace|Douglas Grant
"I shall be delighted," Willa paused, regarding him with a little, puzzled frown.
The Fifth Ace|Douglas Grant
In a moment, however, there was a rustle of silk on the narrow stairs and Willa entered.
The Fifth Ace|Douglas Grant
"Willa shall remain with us, of course," Ripley Halstead said with deep feeling.
The Fifth Ace|Douglas Grant