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Could the name not also mean "yard full of willows?" Source:
The Perfect Name for the Perfect Baby: A Magical Method for Finding the...
By Lydia Wilen. (Or google: Willard "yard full of willows")
I find the herbal symbolism of the willow tree also applies to this name.
http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/SERVICE/LIBRARY/index.php3?docID=129&docHistory%5B%5D=2
http://www.planetgast.net/symbols/plants/plants.html
http://chapelofhopestories.com/2012/02/22/the-tree-of-sorrows/
I named my own son Willard because he was born during the very worst time of my life... and yet, I know God helped me to bear my sorrows, not just once (on one branch or one tree) but over and over again. In fact, he bore them all (hence, the whole yard full).
A famous person of note by the name of Willard is religious leader, Dr. Willard Richards. (He was a Thomsonian herbal doctor, not doctor of religion).
http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/prophets-and-apostles-last-dispensation/6-second-counselors-first-presidency/6e-Willard-ric
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The Perfect Name for the Perfect Baby: A Magical Method for Finding the...
By Lydia Wilen. (Or google: Willard "yard full of willows")
I find the herbal symbolism of the willow tree also applies to this name.
http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/SERVICE/LIBRARY/index.php3?docID=129&docHistory%5B%5D=2
http://www.planetgast.net/symbols/plants/plants.html
http://chapelofhopestories.com/2012/02/22/the-tree-of-sorrows/
I named my own son Willard because he was born during the very worst time of my life... and yet, I know God helped me to bear my sorrows, not just once (on one branch or one tree) but over and over again. In fact, he bore them all (hence, the whole yard full).
A famous person of note by the name of Willard is religious leader, Dr. Willard Richards. (He was a Thomsonian herbal doctor, not doctor of religion).
http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/prophets-and-apostles-last-dispensation/6-second-counselors-first-presidency/6e-Willard-ric.