Willa
WIL-ah
Germanic
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Resolute protector; Determined guardian
- Origin
- Germanic
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Willa does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Resolute protector; Determined guardian", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Willa.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1930s (0.040% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Willa embodies resolute protection — the determined guardian who watches over her household with wisdom and diligence.
- Verses on this meaning
- Proverbs 31:27
"She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness."
- Proverbs 31:27