Willow

Willow is an English nature name taken directly from the word for the willow tree, itself derived from Old English welig. The tree has long been associated with grace, flexibility, and in some traditions mourning and melancholy, giving the name a poetic, romantic quality that contributed to its popularity in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It gained additional cultural visibility through the character Willow Rosenberg in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and through the 1988 fantasy film of the same name. Related nature-inspired names used in similar contexts include Ivy, Hazel, and Rowan.