# Willa

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,690

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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

## Easily confused with
- **wilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-wilt)
- **wily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-wily)
- **Wills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-wills)
- **willy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-willy)
- **Willi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-willi)
- **willie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-willie)
- **Willis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-willis)
- **willow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-willow)
- **willed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-willed)
- **Willey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-willey)
- **William** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-william)
- **Willard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willa-vs-willard)
- **will** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/will-vs-willa)
- **well** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/well-vs-willa)
- **wall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wall-vs-willa)
- **wild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wild-vs-willa)
- **wile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wile-vs-willa)
- **walls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walls-vs-willa)
- **wells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wells-vs-willa)
- **Wiley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiley-vs-willa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`iwlla`, `wila`, `wilal`, `wlila`, `wwilla`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/willa